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On Daybreak Africa: Attack by suspected ADF rebels force dozens of Congolese refugees Into Uganda. Plus, host nations face challenges welcoming Sudanese refugees. Ethiopia’s rights commission said enforced disappearances are rising. John Fru Ndi, Cameroon’s long-time opposition leader, has died at age 81, and Rwandan refugees in Malawi complain of being targeted and victimized. 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: Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), is urging Sudan’s warring factions to cease hostilities and resolve the situation through dialogue. The UN refugee agency reports the number of people who have been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, human rights abuses and climate change reached an all-time high of 108.4 million last year. And, others have tried and failed, and now six African leaders are heading to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming days to try to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict. South Africa -- leading the delegation -- has been accused of favoring Russia, despite its officially neutral stance on the war. 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.

Africa News Tonight: The international medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says thousands of people fleeing conflict in Sudan and seeking safety in Chad’s eastern border provinces may lose access to vital humanitarian and medical aid when the impending rainy season begins. The Greek Shipping Ministry says at least 78 people drowned today in the Aegean Sea after a large fishing vessel carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of Greece. And, it’s been a year since armed men in Nigeria’s southwest Ondo state rushed into St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church during a Mass and attacked worshippers, killing 41 people and injuring scores of others. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa: Host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the efforts of a delegation from six African countries, spearheaded by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, to negotiate a road to peace between Ukraine and Russia. Guests include Mariia Ulianovska, VOA Ukrainian reporter, Danila Galperovich, VOA Russian reporter, René Lake, political analyst and J. Peter Pham, distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council and former U.S. special envoy to the Sahel region.