Top Stories: More than two dozen people are the latest group among hundreds of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean sea during the past three days. Twenty-Six people were rescued Monday from a sinking boat on the Mediterranean sea, following a weekend of operations in what is the busiest period for migrant crossings. A record number of migrants has crossed the English Channel this year from France to Britain in small boats. The British government is aiming to deter the migrants by making it a criminal offense to arrive in the country without permission. At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks of a river that adjoins Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray, according to two Ethiopian refugees and four Sudanese witnesses who told Reuters on Monday they had retrieved the bodies. The bodies were found in the Setit River, known in Ethiopia as the Tekeze, which is the current de facto borderline between territory controlled by Tigrayan forces and those controlled by Amhara forces allied with Ethiopia's federal government. Resident doctors in Nigerian public hospitals began an indefinite strike on Monday over grievances that include the delayed payment of salaries and allowances, according to the doctors' union. This comes as the country faces rising COVID-19 infections. Skype Guest: Akunna E. Cook, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Haydé Adams, Host of VOA’s Straight Talk Africa, sat down with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Akunna E. Cook to discuss the U.S.'s donation of 25 million vaccines to African countries to help stop the spread of COVID-19 infections. Kenyan officials have given citizenship to 1,600 stateless Shona community in the country, fifty years after their ancestors migrated. The ethnic Shona, who have been struggling as stateless people for rights and benefits, celebrated their new status. Democrats and Republicans clash over voting rights and election security. As Zimbabwe’s first Black swimmer participating in an Olympic swim event, Donata Katai showed promise in Tokyo despite being eliminated before reaching the semi-finals of the 100 meter backstroke.The 17-years-old represents a breakthrough not only for Zimbabwe, also for long underrepresented black swimmers