Broadcast Schedule

On Daybreak Africa: The race for the next chairperson of the African Union Commission is taking shape. Plus, Chad and other Sahel States receive Russia's Foreign and Defense Ministers. South Sudan’s parliament is divided over a move to question five ministers. The evolving face of Johannesburg’s Chinatown and South Africa’s Chinese citizens. Former President Donald Trump is looking to overturn on appeal felony convictions against him. For this and more tune 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.

In South Africa, top officials from the African National Congress met to explore options in forming a government, including a broad coalition. Cyber-experts warn that the United States and other countries holding elections this year have failed to set up guardrails to counter Russian disinformation campaigns using vastly improved artificial intelligence. Data analysis shows China transferred almost three times as many arms to sub-Saharan Africa in 2017 to 2020, than the United States did in terms of both quantity and quality.