Broadcast Schedule

Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.

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.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with South African officials on Monday as part of his three African nations tour which African analysts say is Washington’s attempt to counter Russia and China’s growing influence in Africa; Final preparations are in full swing ahead of Kenya’s 5th democratic elections to take place on August 9th.

World record holder Tobi Amusan won two gold medals for Team Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games in England. On Monday's show, we'll hear from athletics coach Abiola Onakoya, who discovered Amusan as a secondary school student in Nigeria. Also on the program, Sonny takes a look at some of the football highlights from the opening weekend of action in Germany's Bundesliga and England's Premier League.