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On Daybreak Africa: A new report says wars in Sudan, Gaza, and the DRC have displaced a record 76 million people. Plus, over 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are trapped in a spiral of deteriorating food security. Campaigning is in full swing with two weeks left before South Africa’s May 29 election. A new TB vaccine is to be tested in South Africa. An international court reassures Uganda’s LRA victims on reparations. Uganda signs an IGAD protocol guaranteeing the free movement of good and people. UN officials assess the impact of El Niño on Malawians and assure help. 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.

With South Africa’s general election just two weeks away, some polls suggest the governing African National Congress could get less than 50 percent of the vote for the first time in 30 years. Human rights activists in Nigeria are criticizing a new bid put forward by Nigerian lawmakers to punish drug trafficking with the death penalty. Human Rights Watch says an armed group allegedly linked to the Islamic State militants used boys as young as 13 to raid and loot the northern Mozambique town of Macomia in Cabo Delgado province.

Nigerian trailblazing adventurer and online content creator Pelumi Nubi recently made history by becoming the first Black woman to drive from London to Lagos. Her journey took her through 17 destinations across Europe and West Africa. Nubi joined VOA’s Jackson Mvunganyi on UpFront to speak more about her travels which covered over 10,000 kilometers.

Every Wednesday, Straight Talk Africa goes behind the headlines to analyze the news and emerging trends shaping African societies. The show covers the diverse stories and insights of Africans from across the continent and in the diaspora, using social media to make the show's content more accessible, and bring our audience's views and questions into the conversation.