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On Daybreak Africa: Somalia warns Ethiopia against implementing a controversial port deal brokered with the breakaway region of Somaliland. Plus, Rwanda warns neighbors against attempting any attacks against it. Today is the International Day of Education. The Israel-Gaza war provides a rare common ground for Iran and Turkey. A documentary by Ugandan singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine has received a nomination at the 2024 Oscars. The World Bank approves a $300 million financial package to revive Ghana’s economy. The opposition says the country does not deserve it. 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.

In Lagos, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed economic ties as well as international cooperation between the United States and Nigeria. A documentary about Ugandan singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, has received an Oscar nomination, but a government official says Western countries only believe lies about Uganda. Voters in New Hampshire propelled former President Donald Trump closer to the Republican nomination, but former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley narrowed the gap with Trump.

On Sonny Side of Sports: It's the 12th day of competition at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament. Sonny talks with VOA's Muqbil Yabarow in Abidjan about AFCON's top players and a couple of the Round of 16 match-ups. Also, Myron Naicker has a feature on South Africa's new UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis. Plus, Craig Gabriel on the field for the semifinals at the Australian Open tennis tournament.

On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com

This week on Straight Talk Africa: landlocked Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland, an internationally unrecognized region in the Horn of Africa that is only recognized as part of Somalia. Many fear that Ethiopia's deal with Somaliland might destabilize the Horn of Africa. To discuss this issueHaydé Adams is joined by senior editor of VOA Somali Harun Maruf, Ph.D. fellow at the Center for Constitutional Democracy at Indiana University Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam and legal expert Guleid Ahmed Jama.