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On Daybreak Africa: The World Food Program has announced the arrival of a rare convoy of humanitarian aid into civil war-torn Sudan via a temporarily reopened border crossing with Chad. Plus, Experts call for more funding for African agriculture. Peace talks between the DRC and Rwanda are scheduled to resume this week. Liberian Police descend on opposition CDC Party Headquarters. An Afrobarometer survey says young Africans prefer democracy to any authoritarian alternative Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the nomination of the Democratic Party. We’ll have analysis of some of the speeches on day four of the Democratic National Convention. 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.

Just a month after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection, Kamala Harris accepted the nomination to be the Democratic Party’s candidate in the U.S. presidential election. U.S. diplomat and Africa foreign policy advisor Susan Rice said the United States must continue to strengthen its ties with African nations during the next administration. The United Nations says it is working with governments and health officials in East Africa to contain the outbreak of mpox on the continent.