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From Everyday to Extraordinary: Wiki Loves Africa 2026 Is Underway

 1st April 2026

WAH Episode #49: Celebrate Africa through the lens!

 29th October 2025

Episode #49: Celebrate Africa through the lens!

 29th October 2025

Le voyage de l’atoukpou

 9th September 2025

Narrative Video Prize: “Corn to Corn Flour Meal” by Saalyha Eeman

 9th September 2025

Photography 3rd Prize “Abakaliki rice mill 71”

 9th September 2025

Photography 2nd prize “At the very beginning”

 9th September 2025

Aerial View of Lagos Tomato Market

 9th September 2025

Lights! Camera! Action!

 20th August 2025

Announcing the focus of the inaugural Wilson Oluoha Prize!

 11th August 2025

The eyes behind the lens: Introducing this year’s Wiki Loves Africa photography jurors

 6th August 2025

Celebrating Collective Impact—We’ve Published Our 2024 Activities and Grant Reports

 12th June 2025

Local Voices, Global Impact: Wiki In Africa’s 2023 Annual Report

 5th June 2025

The Journey from “Farm to Plate”: Celebrating the Impact of Wiki Loves Africa 2025

 21st May 2025

Looking Back at the Launch of Wiki Loves Africa 2025: A Year to Celebrate “Farm to Plate”

 16th May 2025

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One photo says, "I was there." A photo essay says One photo says, "I was there." A photo essay says, "Ohhh... that's what was going on." 😏📸 Turns out those holiday aqua aerobics classes, belly dancing lessons, market mornings and village celebrations have a story to tell. Already entered your photos for #WikiLovesAfrica? Now gather them into a photo essay and tell the whole story. 🏆 Enter the Wiki Loves Africa Photo Essay Prize 🗓️ Deadline: 30 July 🔗 https://bit.ly/WLA2026photoessay?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica #PhotoEssay #WikiLovesAfrica #Photography #VisualStorytelling #AfricaThroughYourLens All images in this reel were entered into Wiki Loves Africa 2026 by User: Mohamed Shokry Algarnos via Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0.
📍 At Wikimania 2026, discover the 12-year journ 📍 At Wikimania 2026, discover the 12-year journey of Wiki Loves Africa at our poster session. More than a photography campaign, Wiki Loves Africa is a proven model for growing communities, expanding African content on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia, and closing knowledge gaps through open licensing. Whether you're an affiliate leader, campaign organiser, emerging user group, GLAM professional, or knowledge equity advocate, this poster offers practical insights, measurable impact, and ideas you can adapt for your own community. Come explore how local communities across Africa have built one of the Wikimedia movement's most loved contests—we'd love to chat! #Wikimania2026 #WikiLovesAfrica #WikiInAfrica #KnowledgeEquity #Wikimedia
📍 At Wikimania 2026, visit the Wiki in Africa p 📍 At Wikimania 2026, visit the Wiki in Africa poster and celebrate our continent-wide projects across Africa. From Wiki Loves Africa and Wiki Loves Women to WikiChallenge African Schools and Wiki Fundi, explore how community-driven projects have activated contributors, strengthened user groups, and helped close knowledge gaps around African representation, gender, and access. Stop by and chat with the team! #Wikimania2026 #WikiInAfrica #WikiAfrica #KnowledgeEquity #Wikimedia #OpenKnowledge
FrancAutrices: Jouez au jeu de cartes célébrant FrancAutrices: Jouez au jeu de cartes célébrant dix ans de « Voix de femmes » https://www.wikiinafrica.org/fr/2026/07/22/francautrices-play-the-card-deck-celebrating-a-decade-of-womens-voices/
هل فاتتك فرصة المشاركة في مسابقة «ويكي لوفز أفريكا 2026»؟ تم تمديد الموعد النهائي لفئة «المقال المصور» حتى 30 يوليو! 🎉 يمكن أن يتخذ المقال المصور شكل سلسلة من الصور مصحوبة بتعليقات موجزة ووصفية لكل صورة، أو قصة أكثر تفصيلاً مصحوبة بالصور 📸 لمعرفة المزيد والمشاركة، تفضل بزيارة الرابط التالي: https://bit.ly/WLA2026photoessay?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica 📸 @mohamedshokry90 #WikiLovesAfrica #wla26 #التصوير_الفوتوغرافي #مسابقة_التصوير_الفوتوغرافي #ويكيميديا
Vous avez manqué l'occasion de participer à Wiki Vous avez manqué l'occasion de participer à Wiki Loves Africa 2026 ? La date limite pour notre catégorie « reportage photo » a été repoussée au 30 juillet ! 🎉 Un reportage photo peut prendre la forme d'une série de photos accompagnées d'une légende brève mais descriptive pour chacune d'entre elles, ou d'un récit plus détaillé illustré par des photos 📸 Pour en savoir plus et participer, rendez-vous ici : https://bit.ly/WLA2026photoessay?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica #WikiLovesAfrica #wla26 #photography #photographycontest #Wikimedia #Wikipedia
Missed your chance to enter Wiki Loves Africa 2026 Missed your chance to enter Wiki Loves Africa 2026 or looking for another opportunity to enter? Our photo essay category has been extended until 30 July! 🎉 A photo essay can be a collection of photos with a brief but descriptive legend for each photo or a more wordy narrative with illustrative photos. Read more and enter here: https://bit.ly/WLA2026photoessay?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica Images by the talented @bishopnana09 #WikiLovesAfrica #wla26 #photography #photographycontest #Wikimedia #Wikipedia
👀 هل تعلم أنه يمكنك معرفة ع 👀 هل تعلم أنه يمكنك معرفة عدد مرات مشاهدة صورك المشاركة في مبادرة «ويكي لوفز أفريكا»؟ تتضمن كل صورة يتم تحميلها على ويكيميديا كومنز إحصائيات المشاهدة. وهذا يعني أنه يمكنك تتبع عدد المرات التي يشاهد فيها الناس في جميع أنحاء العالم الصور التي تساهم بها. قد تُشاهد صورتك آلاف المرات، أو تُستخدم في مقالات ويكيبيديا، أو تُشارك عبر المنصات التعليمية. مساهمتك لا تبقى حبيسة معرض الصور فحسب — بل تنتشر في كل مكان. #WikiLovesAfrica #OpenKnowledge #WikimediaCommons #wikipedia #wikimedia
👀 Saviez-vous que vous pouvez voir combien de f 👀 Saviez-vous que vous pouvez voir combien de fois vos images « Wiki Loves Africa » sont consultées ? Chaque image mise en ligne sur Wikimedia Commons est accompagnée de statistiques de consultation. Cela signifie que vous pouvez suivre la fréquence à laquelle les internautes du monde entier consultent les photos que vous avez contribuées. Votre image pourrait être consultée des milliers de fois, utilisée dans des articles Wikipédia ou partagée sur des plateformes éducatives. Votre contribution ne reste pas simplement dans une galerie : elle voyage. #WikiLovesAfrica #OpenKnowledge #WikimediaCommons #wikipedia #wikimedia

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