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On Daybreak Africa: A former ECOWAS secretary general blames the regional bloc for the departure of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Plus, Kenya hosts African intelligence chiefs to combat transnational security threats. A Ugandan opposition leader says government is persecuting rather than prosecuting him. Meanwhile, a Ugandan government minister affirms that there is freedom of association in Uganda. Liberia’s anti-corruption commission chief vows to improve the fight against corruption in 2024. A Zimbabwe court sets free an opposition politician after 600 days in prison. 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.

VOA's Sonny Young brings you the latest sports news, personalities and trends from around Africa and the world.

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

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, discuss the foreign policy of the United States towards Africa, the interim ruling of the International Court of Justice genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel, the exit of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and more. Also, Rama Yade, senior director for Africa at the Atlantic Council, talks about U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s most recent trip to Africa. Blinken says that the United States is committed to growing its partnerships across Africa and sees African countries “leading on issues of global consequence.”