Top Stories: Doctors in Nigeria are on strike over unpaid salaries and poor benefits. But the strike by some 40 percent of the country’s medical workforce comes amid a fresh wave of coronavirus infections, severely straining Nigeria's healthcare system. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja. Kenya's oxygen production firm Hewatele is doubling production this year to keep up with surging demand from hospitals that are treating critically ill COVID-19 patients, the company said. Soraya Ali of Reuters reports. Malawi had nearly seven million malaria cases last year, more than a third of the population, with 2,500 lives lost to the mosquito-borne disease. However, one village has become a model for how to eradicate malaria and in June was honored as the first ever to have zero malaria cases for a whole year. Lameck Masina reports from Machinga district in southern Malawi. Zambia prepared on Friday to begin announcing results of a tight presidential election between top contenders President Edgar Lungu and main rival Hakainde Hichilema held amidst restrictions on internet access and violence in three regions. The African Union (AU) Poll Observer Mission that monitored Zambia's elections said the process was peaceful. The observers say representatives of political parties at the polling stations they visited had no problems and were pleased with how the elections were administered. Former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma, who led the AU poll observers, says he was pleased with how Zambians conducted themselves during the voting. VOA's Peter Clottey sat down with the former Sierra Leonean president and began by asking him about his observations of the election process. The extreme hot weather in the Mediterranean region is continuing to trigger wildfires, with dozens of people killed in Algeria, Greece, Italy and Turkey in recent days. Thousands of hectares of restored Mangroves are changing the lives of local fishing communities in Senegal by helping them tackle and adapt to the climate change. Senegal is among the worst affected countries on the continent. Today’s entertainment spotlights one artist keeping ancient Zimbabwean music and dance culture alive and well. Ethnomusicologist, Heather Maxwell speaks with him about Zimfest USA, the Harare music scene, and his hope to restore the important role of women in traditional Zimbabwean music