2023 in photos: Coups, quakes, a pope and a king — year in images on the African continent
![2023 in photos: Coups, quakes, a pope and a king — year in images on the African continent](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/gazettetimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/b0/1b0ed9b5-d142-5cca-a15a-727b33de9931/657e4627a24d0.image.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
An increasingly familiar storyline unfolded again this year in Africa, coupled with a stunning admission of regret from the continent’s biggest colonizer. Here are moments captured in unforgettable images.