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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Ope Adetayo

Coups, climate and cost of living: Key issues that shaped 2023 in Africa

A man holds a placard as supporters of Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) protest outside the Niger and French airbase in Niamey on September 2, 2023 to demand the departure of the French army from Niger [AFP]

Lagos, Nigeria  – Like 2022, 2023 was a year full of high-stakes geopolitical drama and economic crises that sometimes seemed like an escalation of existing issues of previous years.

New conflicts – internal and external – emerged and a series of flawed elections opened the door for the military to extend the trend of coups into another year.

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