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On Daybreak Africa: World Health Organization authorities Wednesday declared Uganda free of the Ebolavirus after the East African nation went 42 days with zero infections but recorded a total of 55 deaths over a period of four months. Ethiopian federal forces report that their former rival Tigray forces have started handing over their weapons as part of the African Union led peace deal which is focused on ending the two-year civil war in the region.

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.

On Africa News Tonight: French and German foreign ministers are presently in Ethiopia to pledge support to the African Union-led peace deal that was signed in November between federal and Tigray authorities with the mandate of ending the brutal two-year war. Authorities at Doctors Without Borders Thursday welcomed a decision by Cameroonian authorities to release five members of their staff who were detained in the central African nation for a year after facing charges related to helping separatists.

On Thursday’s show: Former Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder will be overseeing preparations for the men’s Basketball Africa League combine, a two-day scouting event that will be held in Paris on January 15th and the 16th. Synder and other coaches are tasked with evaluating players for the 2023 BAL season which is set to tip off on March 11th. Sonny will have that and other sports related news, including Morocco’s Atlas Lions withdrawal from the African Nations Championship tournament set to kick off in Algeria tomorrow.

On Africa News Tonight: Benin’s main opposition party Thursday said they reject the results of this week’s parliamentary election, adding that several election irregularities led to the victory of the coalition between the Republican Bloc and Progressive Union for Renewal. Three prominent opponents to Tunisia’s President Kais Saied say they received notices from prosecutors that indicate that they are under investigation after the North African nation's president warned that judicial actions will be taken against those who defame the “symbols of the state.”