2021 was a tumultuous year: from the storming of the US Capitol to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, from Olympic Games in Tokyo like no others to unprecedented extreme weather events around the world. All the while, Covid-19 continued to devastate families and communities, as governments raced to vaccinate their population and poor countries struggled to secure doses. AFP looks back on the key events of 2021.

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