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On Daybreak Africa: The world's newest nation won independence from Sudan in 2011 but plunged into a civil war two years later that killed some 400,000 people. A peace deal in 2018 brought together President Salva Kiir and his bitter rival, Vice President Riek Machar, but their feuding has repeatedly delayed efforts to write a constitution and hold elections. Plus, Ghana’s main opposition demands an audit of the 2024 voters register ahead of the December polls. Experts say African-led medical research is needed to deal with continent’s health issues. Pressure grows on Britain ahead of the Commonwealth summit to pay reparations for slavery. Tanzania’s President tells Western diplomats to stop interfering in her country’s domestic matters. US presidential candidates seek changes to social media content regulation. 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.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says both sides in Sudan’s conflict must come to the negotiating table to work on implementing agreements to stop their brutal fight. World financial markets got a boost today after the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point. Zimbabwe's government says it is considering a proposal to cull its elephant population to address food shortages and reduce the effects of a drought, but some conservationists are pushing back.