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On Daybreak Africa: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres Tuesday called for an immediate ending to violence in Sudan and added that the ongoing conflict has killed at least 450 people and injured over 4,000. Plus, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently threatened to quit the International Criminal Court following the issuance of an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin in March. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa!

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: Amid a shaky cease-fire in Sudan, members of the former regime, including ousted president Omar al-Bashir have left the prison where they were held, raising questions on their whereabouts. UNICEF warns that climate-related cyclones, flooding and disease outbreaks are threatening the survival and well-being of millions of children in Mozambique. And, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has backtracked on remarks he made Tuesday that the country would withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On Wednesday's show, we'll hear from Nigerian basketball analyst Queen John-Moseph (L), who takes a look at the Nile Conference teams in the men's Basketball Africa League (BAL). The BAL will be holding Nile Conference games between April 26 and May 6 in Cairo, Egypt. Sonny will also chat with VOA colleague Muqbil Yabarow about the Nile Conference action. And be sure to check out upcoming episodes of Nuthin' But Net With Muqbil And Sonny, a special BAL podcast that will review the Nile Conference games.

Media watchdogs warn about the state of Press freedom in Cameroon after the brutal murder of a independent journalist Martinez Zogo. This week we chat with Cameroonian journalist and Publisher Haman Mana and CPJ's Angela Quintal

Africa News Tonight- Nureldin Sati, who served as Sudan’s envoy to the U.S from 2020 until 2022, says the temporary U.S-bordered ceasefire is holding despite reports of patchy gunfire across the country. A Kenyan grandfather is blaming a lack of action by authorities for the deaths of dozens of people in a cult who starved themselves and their children to death. And, It’s World Immunization Week, and an alliance of global health organizations have rolled out what’s called “The Big Catch-Up” to vaccinate millions of children who missed out on shots during the pandemic. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the escalating conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese government troops and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. Guests include Margaret Besheer, VOA United Nations correspondent, Jeffrey D. Feltman, former U.S. special envoy for Horn of Africa and Samah Salman, president of the U.S. Educated Sudanese Association.