From Africa’s northern-most tip of Tunisia to the Southern Cape of South Africa and even further west to Nigeria; 2019 has seen political winds sweep across many parts of Africa.
The year saw both routine and unforeseen transitions of power, with many countries marking new chapters in their leadership. Security has also been a major area of conversation, as Africa continues to battle the threat of militant extremism in the Sahel region, the Horn of Africa as well as recurrent rebel attacks in the Congo.
Meanwhile, the reality of climate change continued to dawn, with increasing frequency of extreme weather events in various parts of Africa and the world.
But what gains did Africa make in the year that has been? And what lessons is the continent taking into its future? Talk Africa takes a look back at developments that shaped Africa in 2019.
