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On Daybreak Africa: Ghana protesters call for economic reforms and an end to alleged corruption. Plus, Liberia’s ruling coalition accuses the opposition of threatening violence ahead of elections in October, but an opposition politician says he’s a man of peace. Eswatini pro-democracy groups take issue with the King’s speech to the UN General Assembly. We’ll hear from his spokesperson. The East African Community appeals for financial support for its peacekeeping mission in DRC. 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.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in Kenya Monday, the second stop on his three-nation Africa tour which started in Djibouti and will end in Angola. And Mali’s foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly that his country will not stand idly by if neighboring Niger is attacked. Plus, eSwatini heads toward elections on Friday.

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 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.