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On Daybreak Africa: Protesters were killed in Nigeria's Kaduna state, as demonstrators rallied across the country against rising cost of living and governance issues. Sixteen people were killed in Borno state. Plus, China expands its imports of semi-processed agriculture from Africa. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors without Borders urges Sudan’s warring parties to ensure the health and safety of civilians. In Guinea, a group of civil society organizations ends its three-day demonstration in Conakry. 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.

Experts say it appears famine is under way in the North Darfur area of Sudan and starvation is likely occurring in other parts of the country. Police in Nigeria are on red alert as countrywide protests enter day two, following deadly violence in some areas on the first day. The United Nations' climate crisis coordinator and a top World Food Program official are in southern Africa, assessing a drought-driven humanitarian crisis blamed on the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change.