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On Daybreak Africa: Shots were fired near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Thursday evening, and the army locked down the city center and evacuated. Plus, Kenyan President Ruto asks for more funding for peacekeeping in Haiti and Africa. Sudan’s military leader blames the RSF and supporting countries for atrocities in the country’s conflict. Meanwhile, Reporters Without Borders calls for protecting community radios in the Sahel – and Doctors Without Borders appeals for more aid for Sudan. We’ll have analysis of week three at the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly. Development experts call for empowering African women miners to boost sustainable trade and economic growth. The view of U.S. gun owners remain unchanged by the assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump. 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.

At the U.N. General Assembly, world leaders are urging a concerted diplomatic drive to end the war in Gaza and to avert further escalation in the region, but Israel pushed back against the criticism. Kenya’s President William Ruto tells VOA's Peter Clottey he sees good progress after his visit to Haiti to assess Kenya’s police mission there. U.S. President Joe Biden is making his long-awaited trip to Africa next month, visiting Angola, as he tries to bolster U.S. relationships in Africa.