Dozens arrested after looting and violence in South Africa

Under growing international pressure, President Cyril Ramaphosa called the xenophobic attacks "totally unacceptable." But African leaders and citizens do not seem satisfied.

Togolese have cast their votes following protests in 2017 and 2018 against President Faure Gnassingbe's rule. Last year, Gnassingbe reformed the West African nation's constitution so he could lead until 2030.

Trying to contain the coronavirus could prove costly. A new study warns of a hit of between 7.2 and 20.6% of GDP. As restaurants and other services shut down on Monday, the government announced an emergency budget.

The owner and manager of a photography store in SoHo, an affluent Manhattan neighborhood, assess the damage and theft in their store that was looted overnight after anti-police brutality protests. Elliot Kurland, a former photographer who has owned the store for seven years, estimates that over a million dollars worth of goods have been stolen from him: "I hope I have insurance" says Kurland, visibly in shock.

The southwestern German city has seen a night of rioting and looting, with several police officers injured as hundreds of people took to the city center. Police said the situation was "completely out of control."

TikTok is counting down to a deal with Oracle. It's selected the US software company as the frontrunner to take control of some of its US operations and avoid a threatened ban. Also in the show: the US will block some exports from China's Xinjiang region over allegations of forced labour. Plus, the French government urges companies to take advantage of its financial support measures as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread.

Shops were looted as fresh violence rocked Nigeria's biggest city Lagos on Thursday after the shooting of protesters that drew international outrage.

Aftermath of protests: Looming food crisis due to looting, vandalisation of farm equipment

The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Under balmy spring sunshine, a handful of tourists take advantage of the North African country's months-old ceasefire to wander around the temple of Zeus, perched atop a wind-battered hill near the eastern end of Libya's Mediterranean coast.

South Africa deploys troops to contain what President Cyril Ramaphosa describes as unprecedented violence. Six people have been killed after several days of rioting sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma. Also, Tunisia launches an appeal for donations to help its overwhelmed health system. New Covid-19 infections are also on the rise in Morocco and Algeria. And we tell you how one Kenyan shoemaker has profited from the country's coronavirus lockdown.