South Africa faces 'coronavirus storm', Ramaphosa says
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In South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said a "coronavirus storm" has arrived with the number of cases passing 400,000. We also bring you a report from Algeria about the closure of all non-essential shops to combat Covid-19 there, just as businesses were counting on a key week in the retail calendar with the Eid holiday around the corner. And in Ivory Coast, we look at attempts to clean up a district in Abidjan seen as one of the most troubled spots in the city. But with elections looming, some see the move as a superficial bid to gain votes.