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On Daybreak Africa: Russia is recruiting young African women to work at a factory producing drones for use in Ukraine amid a labor shortage. Plus, the leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia meet amid heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa. Prayer camps in Nigeria attract so-called 'miracle seekers.' Residents in some parts of Florida are beginning to survey the damage from Hurricane Milton. We’ll speak with a Burundian in Tampa, Florida. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces militia leader accuses Egypt of supporting its opponent – the Sudanese military. For these and more, tune in 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.

As the toll of deaths and injuries has climbed, doctors from around the world have volunteered to try to ease the suffering in Gaza. The head of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, has criticized the results of Tunisia’s presidential election. On this International Day of the Girl Child, UNICEF estimates more than 370 million girls and women experience rape or sexual assault before age 18, and the highest rate of sexual assaults is in sub-Saharan Africa.