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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People run from tear gas thrown by riot police after the opposition leader's Ousmane Sonko left the tribunal in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, February 16, 2023. Police in Senegal smashed out the windows of the Sonko's car and forced him from the vehicle after he appeared in court
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Ngwiza Khumbulani Moyo, a vintage collector holds an old radio set outside his home in Bulawayo, Wednesday, February 15, 2023. According to a survey by Afrobarometer, radio is "overwhelmingly" the most common source of news in Africa.
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A priest holds a sacrament bowl showing a photograph of Pope Francis at a Holy Mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan Sunday, February 5, 2023.
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A taxi carrying a casket navigates through heavy traffic following the departure of Pope Francis from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday February 3, 2023. Francis was in the DRC and South Sudan for a six-day trip, hoping to bring comfort and encouragement to two countries that have been riven by poverty, conflicts and what he calls a "colonialist mentality" that has exploited Africa for centuries.