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Wiki Loves Africa 2024

2024 Media and Press Page

Wiki Loves Africa (WLA) is an annual contest where people across Africa can contribute media (photographs, video and audio) about their environment on Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiki Loves Africa particularly encourages participants to contribute media that illustrate a specific theme for that year. Each year the theme changes and could include any universal, visually rich and culturally specific topic (for example, markets, rites of passage, festivals, public art, cuisine, natural history, urbanity, daily life, notable persons, etc).

How the competition is organised

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The project is a one-month competition which will start on the 1st March 2024 and end on the 30th April 2024. The project runs across the entire continent, however there are local and national groups of Wikimedians that have volunteered to host specific actions (training, upload events, communications, etc.) in their countries. In addition, there are several groups of individuals within Africa, and Wikimedia groups outside Africa that are (and encouraged to be) involved.

The project is a contest where, after the contest closes, the best media at the continental level are selected and prizes are awarded. An international jury will determine the best entries for the continental competition. Where there are local organising groups, they will decide to organise (or not) judging and local prizes for their country.

Wiki Loves Africa was created and developed, and is managed by the principals at Wiki in Africa, it is funded by the Wikimedia Foundation. Actions and activities in each country are supported by the Wikimedia community in the form of Usergroups and volunteers across Africa. Communications links:

Discussion channels:

2024 Winners and prizes

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There will be several winners. The international prizes are:

Photography:

1st Prize : USD 1,000
2nd Prize : USD 900
3rd Prize : USD 800

Media (Video, Audio, Graphics, Photo Essays):

Best audio prize: USD 800

Wiki Loves Africa video prize - Narrative: USD 1,000
Wiki Loves Africa video prize - Reportage : USD 1000
Wiki Loves Africa video prize - Clip : USD 200
Jury Prize : USD 800

In addition, some of the local national teams will host national ceremonies and national prizes.

Local teams can decide to award separate national prizes at their discretion. Please review the Countries page to see what is happening where and what prizes are available at a local level.

Press contacts

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Global contacts

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South Africa: Isla Haddow-Flood: islawikiinafrica.org
France: Florence Devouard: fdevouardanthere.org

Contacts of Organisers per Country

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Please note: this list is updated by the community. It might include some older connections. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Algeria: Mohammed Bachounda: bachounda@gmail.com or Reda Kerbouche: press@wikimedia-dz.org
Nigeria: Ayokanmi Oyeyemi: ayokanmi@wikimedia.org.ng, Ceslause Ogbonnaya: ceslause@wikiinafrica.org, and Musa Umar: umarmusaahmad77@)gmail.com, Obiageli Ezeilo: oby.ezeilo@gmail.com, Steve Kally: stephenjonah7@gmail.com, Mikael Sodiq: jerrykufang22@gmail.com
Cameroon: Minette Lontsie: wikimediacugcameroon@gmail.com, lontsiminette@yahoo.fr
Tunisia: Mourad Ben Abdallah: mourad.babdallah@gmail.com, wmtnug-board@googlegroups.com
Uganda: Kwera Faith: quera1204@gmail.com, Geoffrey Kateregga: kateregga1@gmail.com
Ghana: Bright Ayisi: wikigrapher@gmail.com, Gabriel Amuzu: amuzugabrieljoe@gmail.com, and Eugene Masiku: emasiku@ofwafrica.org
Mali: N'fana Diakité: nfanadiakite92@gmail.com
Kenya: Faith Mwanyolo: faithchugu@gmail.com and Carol Mwaura: lisapeter.lp5@gmail.com
Benin: Fawaz Tairou: fawaz.tairou@gmail.com
Rwanda: Boris Bahire: boris.bahire@gmail.com
Sudan: Maram Ali Ahmed: sd.wikimedia@gmail.com, marmaroma@gmail.com
Morocco: Rachid Ourkia: rc.ourkia@gmail.com, Mounir Neddi: neddimounir97@gmail.com, Reda Benkhadra: Rbenkhadra1@gmail.com
Haiti: Handgod Abraham: sambayo23@gmail.com
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Nixon Mukoko: nixmukoko@gmail.com
Guinea: Aboubacar Keita: Aboubacarkt14@gmail.com
Botswana: Candy Khohliwe: ckhohliwe@gmail.com
Burundi: Gilbert Ndihokubwayo: gigi.kadi@gmail.com
Republic of the Congo: Osvaldo Mokouma: osvaldoreychrysmokouma@gmail.com
Tanzania: Antoni Mtavangu: antonicmtavangu@gmail.com, Justine Msechu: justinemsechu12@yahoo.com,
Togo: Hermann Kassalouwa: hermann.kass@gmail.com
Chad: Ahmat Matary: ahmatmatary@gmail.com
Senegal: Adjo Essenam: essenam.fumey@gmail.com
Zambia: Isaac Kanguya: icem4k@gmail.com

Documents

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Wiki Loves Africa logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki-Loves-Africa-logo.png
Material: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2024_Communications

Videos

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Wiki Loves Africa Celebrates Africa
Wiki Loves Africa 2021
Upload wizard tutorial
Wiki Loves Africa 2019
Wiki Loves Africa 2017
Wiki Loves Africa 2023

2024 Documents

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Social media launch cards

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Social media information 'cards' are available on Canva for organisers at these links: Arabic:

English:

Click to view

French:

Publicity poster (jpgs) in 3 languages

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Social media posters (jpgs) in 3 languages

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Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Publicity poster series (pdf) in 3 languages (available as high res for printing or smallest emailable size)

Generic publicity material

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Generic Wiki Loves Africa email banner
Generic Wiki Loves Africa French and English Pull Up banner
The pull-up banner template with space for local organisers and partners logos
The English version of the A5 Generic Flyer
The French A5 version of the generic flyer
Square, Round and Rectangular stickers
The generic t-shirt design elements
A beanie to be used as a goodie for participant or winner
Example of "I edit Wikipedia from Africa" cap. Also shows a branded battery (not WLA)
Other resources
5 years poster