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On Daybreak Africa: China has signed multiple agreements with Chad and Senegal involving projects ranging from electricity and infrastructure to drinking water and communications technology. Plus, an expert says the US should always be concerned whenever a competitor like China makes inroads anywhere in the world. Reports say the Kenya mission in Haiti might turn into a U.N. peacekeeping operation. A Zimbabwe court acquits and grants bail to some activists in detention since June. Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine is discharged from the hospital as police seek answers to the alleged shooting that injured him. The WHO says thousands still die from cholera despite efforts to combat the disease. 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.

Since 2000, China’s economic ties with Africa have deepened significantly, but those ties, in particular, China’s direct investment in Africa, have been the subject of discussion regarding their composition, goals, nature and implications for the continent’s economic development. A regional campaign supported by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to create awareness about gender-based violence at universities is gaining momentum. A road safety report says motorized tricycles are linked to the most traffic fatalities in Ghanaian city of Kumasi, but the demand for their services keeps them on the roads.