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On Daybreak Africa: The World Bank says economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will slow from 3.6% to 3.1% in 2023. Plus, VOA’s Mike Hove reports from the 2023 Africa Fintech Summit in Washington, which brought together delegates from over 50 nations around the world.

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 - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital today, as talks with the country's army rulers to bring in a civilian government hit a roadblock. Thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa face an uncertain future and possible deportation before a June 2023 expiration of their work permits. Plus, An official says a seven-story building under construction in Nigeria collapsed after a truck ran into it yesterday, trapping an unspecified number of workers. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On Thursday's show, Coach Liz Mills - the first and only female head coach in the men's Basketball Africa League (BAL) - talks about the BAL's gender equity initiatives, the spark that ignited her passion for coaching and the upcoming Nile Conference games in Cairo. Mills coaches Abidjan Basketball Club of Ivory Coast, which has qualified for the BAL Playoffs and Final next month in Kigali, Rwanda. The Voice of America is a proud broadcasting partner of the BAL and will be covering the Nile Conference games on radio in three languages: English, French and Portuguese. The Nile Conference games tip off April 26 in Cairo, Egypt.

Africa News Tonight - Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities across the country woke up today to a dramatic escalation in tensions between Sudan’s Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Ghana has become the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine described as a "world changer" by scientists who developed it at the University of Oxford. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!