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On Daybreak Africa: US-based Human Rights Watch said Rwanda-backed M23 rebels were responsible for mass graves found in Kishishe Village, North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Plus, update from Sudan where heavy fighting continues since the breakdown of the latest ceasefire. The East African Business Council threatens to take Kenya to a regional court over Uganda milk restrictions. Petty Traders in Liberia react to exchange rate increases and Guinea- Conakry court frees three activists and a politician. 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: At least 78 migrants have drowned and hundreds more remain missing and feared dead after their battered and overloaded boat capsized off the coast of Greece. The governor of Sudan’s West Darfur State, Kharmis Abdullah Abbakar, was killed yesterday after claiming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, and allied militias were committing genocide against civilians in the state capital Geneina. And, Analysts say the international community is reluctant to put pressure on Chad’s government to transition to civilian rule. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On Thursday’s Sonny Side of Sports: Guest host Muqbil Yabarow kicks off the show with updates from the AFCON qualifiers where Sierra Leone Sunday will go against Nigeria’s Super Eagles while Uganda’s Cranes face Algeria. Stay tuned for this and more on today’s Sonny Side of Sports!

Africa News Tonight: A parliamentary committee in Zimbabwe says new nomination fees for candidates in the August elections will stand. The governor of Sudan’s West Darfur State, Kharmis Abdullah Abbakar, was killed yesterday after claiming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, and allied militias were committing genocide against civilians in the state capital Geneina. And, Rescue ships fanned out today off the southern coast of Greece, searching for hundreds of migrants feared missing after a fishing boat capsized and sank as they were trying to get to Europe. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!