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On Daybreak Africa: South African President Ramaphosa is scheduled to be inaugurated on Wednesday and will name a government of national unity. Plus, two political parties are challenging the results of South Africa’s May 29th elections. We’ll examine the prospects for peace in Sudan. A local organization gives hope to hundreds Illiterate women in Liberia. Malawi’s late vice president is being laid to rest Monday. UNICEF says most African countries are not meeting their commitment to allocate 20 percent of their national budgets to education. Biden and Trump campaign on the lessons of January 6 attack on the US Capitol. 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.

South Africa is embarking on its first coalition government, which will be dominated by the African National Congress, the ANC, and the Democratic Alliance, the DA. In its latest update on Ethiopia, the United Nations human rights office says violent conflicts have led to serious human rights violations and abuses, as the government begins a national dialogue on healing festering wounds. Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash a week ago, is due to be buried later today in his home district of Ntcheu.