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On Daybreak Africa: Renewed fighting between Democratic Republic of Congo's army and M23 rebels broke out on Sunday around a densely populated town in eastern North Kivu province, where the rebels are waging an insurgency, the army and M23 said. Plus, Rwanda and DRC foreign ministers meet again in Angola in two weeks. Research shows that African youth prefer democracy to any kind of authoritarian alternative. Former Liberian President George Weah seeks the intervention of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for what he calls attacks on his party by the current government. Attacks on humanitarian workers in the DRC hamper their efforts to care for thousands of refugees in IDP camps. 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.

A drought that started early this year is intensifying across southern Africa, leaving almost 70 million people in urgent need of aid in countries including Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Health authorities in sub-Saharan Africa say armed gangs and rebel groups are obstructing their access to towns and villages that are suspected of having mpox cases. Libya’s Parliament, controlled by the eastern-based government, has voted to end the mandate of the rival Tripoli-based Government of National Unity.