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On Daybreak Africa: Zimbabwe hopes UN supplied vaccines can contain a Cholera outbreak. Liberian President Joseph Boakai names some cabinet ministers. Uganda’s government reacts to an Oscar award nomination for a documentary on opposition leader Bobi Wine. ADF rebels kill five civilians in eastern DR Congo. 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.

Nelson Chamisa, the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition group, the Citizens Coalition for Change, leaves the party. In Luanda, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised ties with Angola. The Africa Cup of Nations tournament heads into the round of 16.

The field for the knockout Round of 16 is set at the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Ivory Coast. Sonny talks with VOA's Muqbil Yabarow in Abidjan about the games as well as some of the AFCON coaches who have been fired because of poor performances by their teams. Also, Craig Gabriel reports tennis players from China and Belarus have advanced to the Australian Open women's singles final.