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On Daybreak Africa: The World Health Organization’s director general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday expressed concern and called for peace in Sudan following reports that one of the warring parties involved in the ongoing fighting occupied a health laboratory. Plus, Zimbabwe kicked off the sixth edition of the Transform Africa Summit that will witness over 3,000 local and international guests. 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: The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to Sudan’s neighbors to keep their borders open to people seeking safety and protection. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame heads today for a two-day visit to Tanzania, where he will meet with President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Plus, eleven female lawmakers have been arrested in Uganda during a protest over alleged police brutality. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

South Sudanese basketball player Nuni Omot gets a Sonny Side of Sports salute on Thursday's show. Omot, shown dunking for Baylor University in 2018, also had the first dunk in 2023 Nile Conference play in the Basketball Africa League. He scored a game-high 21 points Wednesday to help lead Al Ahly of Egypt to a 92-74 win over Ferroviario da Beira of Mozambique in the opening Nile Conference game in Cairo. Also on the program, Mugume Davis Rwakaringi has a feature on the growing popularity of cricket among women in East Africa.

Africa News Tonight: Police in Kenya have arrested another pastor accused of indoctrinating followers with extremist beliefs, after a number of deaths were reported at his church. Doctors Without Borders warns the health-care situation in Sudan is on the brink of collapse and the situation may get worse if the warring parties if the fighting drags on. And, peace talks between Ethiopia's federal government and the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have started in Tanzania's semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!