2023: Africa's Notable Moments in Photos
From two coups in West and Central Africa and extreme weather exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in East Africa, to elections in eight African countries and South Africa’s historic win at the Rugby World Cup, VOA Africa looks back at events that shaped the continent in 2023.
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A miner walks at the entrance of a goldmine shaft in Springs, South Africa, Tuesday, October 24, 2023. A group of miners from an unregistered, rival union held around 500 of their colleagues underground for the second day at the mine over a union dispute. Some 15 miners were injured in scuffles, the head of the mine said on Tuesday.
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Models on the runway at the Kibera Fashion Week event in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The event is to showcase the talent of creatives from Kibera and sharing their insights with audiences in Kenya and across the globe.
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Shukri Mohamed Ibrahim, who fled amid a drought with her family, stands in makeshift camp for displaced people, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia on Thursday, September 28, 2023. The worst drought in more than 50 years scorched the once-fertile pastures her family relied on, leaving them barren.
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A man sits by the graves of the flash flood victims in Derna, Libya, Friday, September 15, 2023. The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to over ten thousand as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said.