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 member of the security forces uses his mobile phone torch to inspect a bedroom inside the Lhubiriha Secondary School following an attack on the school on Saturday, in Mpondwe, Uganda Sunday, June 18, 2023, near the border with Congo. Ugandan authorities have recovered the bodies of 41 people including 38 students who were burned, shot or hacked to death after suspected rebels attacked the school, according to the local mayor.
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Maasai morans (warriors) perform traditional jumping as Kenya's Maasai community held an inaugural Maasai Cultural Festival, on the outskirts of Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya's Rift Valley on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
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Women cross a street filled with smoke during clashes between demonstrators and police in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, June 3, 2023.
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A man and woman walks over puddled water along a street from an overflowing reservoir in Hamanskraal, Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023.