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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: Ethiopia’s federal government and authorities of the rival Tigray People’s Liberation Front Wednesday reached a peaceful agreement to cease hostilities in the Tigray region, a development hailed by the African Union, Ethiopian diaspora, and the global community. Somali authorities say the Horn of Africa nation is scrambling to avert famine amid a record drought that has affected nearly eight million locals.

For only the second time in the 118-year history of Major League Baseball's World Series, there was a no-hitter Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Starting pitcher Cristian Javier (center), catcher Christian Vazquez (no ballcap) and three relievers celebrate after the Houston Astros shut out the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, to even the World Series at two games each. Sonny will have that story on Thursday's show, and African women's football analyst Sam Ahmadu will comment on the CAF Women's Champions League, which kicked off earlier this week in Morocco.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Global aid groups say they are pleased with the peace agreement signed by representatives of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, a development which they say will help them as they prepare to return to the Horn of Africa nation to address health emergencies in the war-struck region. Nigerian authorities say they are searching for 21 teenagers and children — the majority of whom are girls — abducted by armed men from a farm in Katsina state.