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On Daybreak Africa: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the international community to step up its emergency humanitarian response in Somalia during his visit to the country. Plus, Kenya’s government is facing a financial crisis as the country is not able to pay civil.

African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.

Africa News Tonight- Kenya's main opposition party has announced plans for a public rally but said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue, after anti-government protests turned violent last month. Ten migrants drowned as their ship sank Tuesday off the coast of Tunisia as they where heading to Europe. And, at this week’s annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington, the IMF says global growth may not climb above 3 percent for the next five years. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

VOA's Sonny Young brings you the latest sports news and trends as well as questions and comments from sports fans around Africa and the world.

This year marks 29 years since the genocide against the Tutsi. Kizito Kalima a genocide survivor says that forgiving his family's killers was a way to cope with their loss. Music Time in Africa's Heather Maxwell talks about hosting World famous Malian singer Bassekou Kouyate

Africa News Tonight - Ethiopian security forces have been clashing with protesters in northern Amahara region after the government last week ordered all regional forces to integrate with federal ones or regional police. Botswana, facing a critical shortage of medication at public health facilities, has turned to the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas for supplies and expertise in vaccine manufacturing. Plus, the South African government says will send a special envoy to Washington soon, as tension builds between it and the Biden administration. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

Coming up on Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and reporters discuss South Africa’s move to send envoys to Washington to discuss Pretoria's relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We’ll have the latest on the major leak of U.S. classified documents about the war in the Ukraine and discuss its impact. Plus, we’ll have an in-depth interview with Chris Maroleng from Good Governance Africa about a rise in populism, as well as democratic backsliding in some parts of Africa and around the world. Guests include Govan Whittles, Newzroom Afrika's politics reporter, Carla Babb, VOA's Pentagon correspondent and Tatenda Gumbo, VOA Africa's digital managing editor.