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On Daybreak Africa: Botswana churches oppose a gay rights proposal. Plus, Kenya is mourning the death of its Chief of Defense Forces and nine other senior military personnel. Hospitals in eastern DRC face vaccine shortages. South Sudan assures South African President Ramaphosa that elections will take place this year. Rhino poaching in Nambia is on the rise in the first quarter of 2024. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

On Daybreak Africa: The UN rights chief calls for action to prevent violence in DRC. Plus, the US sanctions four former Malawi government officials for alleged corruption. East Africa is experiencing heavy rains. A Liberian political leader vows to continue engaging for fundamental change in the country. Namibia’s Nama community rejects green-Hydrogen port. Uganda beefs up security as President Museveni prepares to meet with protesting five-day traders today, Friday. Jordan’s King Abdullah says his country will not be a battleground in the Israel-Iran confrontation. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

On Daybreak Africa: Uganda beefs up security amid a five-day protest by traders. Plus, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya tenders his resignation. We’ll speak with a Libyan-American businessman who left Libya on Tuesday. A State Department spokesperson discusses US assistance to Sudan. Sudanese child refugees long for peace as they try to cope with losses. A member of Chad’s main opposition discusses campaigning for the May 6 election. Nigeria’s President says his country will no longer pay ransoms to armed gangs. President Biden and former President Trump support Israel’s fight against Hamas and Iran. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

The ongoing violence in Sudan has had a significant negative impact on children, some of whom were traumatized and separated from their parents as they fled for safety in neighboring countries. Sheila Ponnie reports from Renk, a border town between Sudan and South Sudan - where some of the displaced children are living with strangers forced to act as temporary foster parents out of necessity.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu says the country will no longer pay ransom to armed gangs that have plagued Nigeria with kidnapping and extortion. He made the statement as activists commemorated the 10th anniversary of the infamous kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja.

An official of Chad’s opposition “Transformers” party says Chadians are mobilizing their personal resources to support the campaign of Prime Minister Success Masra who is running against interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby in the May 6 elections. Ndolembai Njesada, Transformers’ Vice President for Political Affairs and the Diaspora, says Masra is not getting funding from the government or from outside sources. He tells VOA’s James Butty , millions of Chadians are gravitating to Masra’s grassroots campaign.