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On Daybreak Africa: A presidential aspirant withdraws from Zimbabwe’s August 23 elections. Plus, Liberia extradites a former Sierra Leonean police chief to Freetown. Malawi declares a deadly Cholera outbreak is no longer a threat. Botswana seeks pharmacists from abroad after nurses stop dispensing medications and analysis of this week’s heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. For this and more tune 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 is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

On Wednesday's show, Sonny and VOA colleague Muqbil Yabarow break down the African performance at the FIFA Women's World Cup football tournament in Australia and New Zealand. For the first time, three African teams — Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa — reached the Round of 16. Muqbil also comments on Morocco's Nouhaila Benzina making history as the first player to wear a hijab in the Women's World Cup.

This month VOA's English to Africa Service celebrated 60 years of serving the continent. UpFront joined the E2A family in 2007, covering major events including the Arab Spring, the independence of South Sudan and growth of social media as an important source of information. On this episode we present a selection of interviews with news makers, prominent authors and leaders that have appeared on the show over the years.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and her guests discuss Kenya’s offer to lead a multinational police force to stop violence in Haiti, a move that the United States and the United Nations is praising but has others concerned about police brutality. Guests include Sandra Lemaire, VOA Creole service chief, Irũngũ Houghton, executive director of Amnesty International Kenya, Johanna Leblanc, partner at Adomi Advisory Group and David Onserio Monda, professor at City University of New York.