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On Daybreak Africa: In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, at least 436 bodies have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest some 70 kilometers inland from the coastal town of Malindi Kenya. Plus, Comoros Islands President Assoumani is doing fine following Friday’s knife attack on him. Plus, more than half a million people are seeking refuge in Nigeria’s Borno State capital, Maiduguri. Meanwhile, Nigerian security agencies are hunting for dozens of escaped inmates from the flooded Maiduguri Maximum security prison. South Sudan’s government will brief diplomatic missions and United Nations agencies on Tuesday after extending the transitional period for elections. Uganda’s Electoral Commission declines to register a political party aligned to former presidential aspirant Dr. Kizza Besigye. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the target of another assassination attempt. For this 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.

The man suspected of planning to shoot former U.S. president Donald Trump has appeared in court in the U.S. state of Florida, a day after the Secret Service prevented an apparent assassination attempt. The USAfrica Business Week in New York brings together African and U.S. leaders to enhance trade and investment between the continent and the United States. The signatories of South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement have extended the transitional government of national unity for another two years.