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Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.

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 - A U.S.-brokered three-day cease-fire between Sudan’s warring generals seems to be holding, despite sporadic clashes, after previous cease-fires quickly failed. Russia has threatened to scrap an initiative that enables the safe export of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports to the world market. Plus, Kenya’s opposition says it will resume protests over the high cost of living, alleged economic mismanagement and election fraud. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

"Action" Jackson Mvunganyi and Sonny are looking forward to the tip-off Wednesday of Nile Conference action in the men's Basketball Africa League (BAL). On Tuesday's show, Sonny will preview the opening Nile Conference game between Al Ahly of Egypt and Ferroviario da Beira of Mozambique in Cairo. Also on the program, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, Sharif Elerian, talks about the mood in Cairo ahead of the BAL's Nile Conference games.  

On this week's Health Chat, host Linord Moudou focuses on World Immunization Week and Africa Vaccination Week. The program looks at the significance of this year's theme "The Big catch Up" and the global challenges for children to have access to immunization during the past three years. Also in the show, a potential vaccine against breast cancer developed by Cleveland Clinic that is showing promising results. Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show puts listeners directly in touch with guest medical professionals. It includes a weekly feature spot, news and comments from listeners. The program is hosted by veteran health reporter Linord Moudou.

Africa News Tonight: Kenyan authorities exhumed 16 more bodies Tuesday, bringing the death toll at the Good News International Church to 89. In Sudan, a shaky cease-fire has allowed a group of South Africans previously trapped in Khartoum to leave the country. With a video posted on social media early today, U.S. President Joe Biden officially kicked off his bid for re-election. And, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Nigeria Union of Journalists have condemned the conviction of two Nigerian journalists on conspiracy and defamation charges. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!