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On Daybreak Africa: The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) is set to withdraw about 2,000 troops from Somalia by June 30. Security analyst Mohamed Mubarak, chairman of Hiraal Institute, a security research and analysis organization for the Horn of Africa, says the decision is timely because security in Somalia has improved recently. Plus, Sierra Leone’s main opposition accuses the ruling party of violence, two days before the Presidential election. Fighting resumes in Khartoum as a cease-fire elapses and residents of Diepsloot township in Johannesburg go on a rampage against foreign nationals. 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: Campaigning has officially ended as the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone prepares for elections Saturday for president, parliament, mayors and local representatives. The government of Sudan has confirmed that Zimbabwe’s embassy and the house of its ambassador to Sudan were broken into in Khartoum. And, Weeks after the discovery of mass graves on land owned by cult leader Pastor Paul Mackenzie, some Kenyan families still are searching for news about their loved ones. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On Thursday's show, U.S. women's national soccer team head coach Vlatko Andonovski comments on his 23-player team that will try to win an unprecedented third consecutive Women's World Cup trophy. Also, Yaw Ofosu Larbi in Accra looks at the career of Ghana's retiring football star Asamoah Gyan, and Fisayo Dairo, the chief football writer at ACL Sports, analyzes recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches.

Africa News Tonight: A top United States diplomat says the U.S. adjourned talks with Sudan’s warring military forces because the format for the negotiations was not succeeding in the way they wanted .International research company, IPSOS, has conducted an extensive survey across Africa about the war between Russia and Ukraine. And, Campaigning has officially ended as the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone prepares for elections Saturday for president, parliament, mayors and local representatives. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!