Daybreak Africa - VOA Africa

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On Daybreak Africa: South Sudan has arrested at least twenty-two officials linked to the country's vice president since violent clashes broke out in the northeast last month, threatening the country's fragile peace, Human Rights Watch said. Plus, The Southern African Development Community announces the withdrawal of its troops from eastern DRC. Kenya vows to rescue chiefs abducted by Al-Shabab militants more than a month ago. Tropical Cyclone Jude causes no deaths but heavy damage in Malawi and Mozambique. Angolan airport authorities deport Tanzanian political leaders. We will hear about the journey of a South Sudanese refugee woman from Khartoum to Port Sudan. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa!

On Daybreak: Somali officials say security forces have ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne killing all attackers. Plus, Angola announces new peace talks between the DRC and M23 rebels as SADC leaders meet Thursday. The Islamic State in the Sahel expands terror threat beyond its strongholds. IGAD urges South Sudan to release detained officials and relax security. ECOWAS activates its counter-terror standby force. A look at Ramadan celebrations in Morocco. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa!

Women in South Sudan are making strides in the information technology field, breaking barriers in a male-dominated sector. Analysts, however, say the government and communities need to do more to help women enter the field. Denis Logonyi reports from Juba

On Daybreak Africa: The spread of meningitis in the Northern state of Kebbi began late January with over two hundred suspected cases recorded. Plus, South Sudan women make gains in the field of information technology. Malawi lions given birth control to prevent a population boom. South African President Ramaphosa wants to continue trading with the US through AGOA – the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Europe hosts talk on the details of rearming. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa!

A British charity for the disabled, citing World Bank data, says the world could gain trillions annually in Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, if women were employed at the same rate as men. The World Bank says the failure to close gender employment gaps reduces a country’s GDP by 20 percent on average. Experts are calling for greater efforts to improve women's access to jobs — especially for women with disabilities. Mohammed Yusuf reports.

Residents of Chipinge (Chee-pee-ngeh), in Eastern Zimbabwe are surveying their losses a day after a dam burst in the area, causing at least four deaths. Several people are still missing. Reporter Kudzayi Zvinavashe has more from Harare, Zimbabwe