WikiIndaba conference 2025
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Wiki Indaba Conference is the regional conference for Africans both on the continent and in the diaspora. The first edition was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014 by Wikimedia ZA. In 2017 the conference moved to Accra, Ghana, and was organized by Open Foundation West Africa. The 2018 edition was held in Tunis, Tunisia by Wikimedia TN Usergroup, while the Wikimedia UG Nigeria arranged the 2019 in the federal capital, Abuja, FCT. The 2020 edition of the conference was supposed to be held in Kampala, Uganda but was postponed and became a virtual event hosted in 2021 by the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda. The 2022 edition took place in Kigali, Rwanda, and was hosted by The Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda. In 2023, it took place in Agadir, Morocco, and was hosted by the Wikimedia Morocco User Group. The last edition which took place in 2024, marking the 8th edition and 10th yrear anniversary of the conference, took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was organized by Wikimedia ZA under the theme "!ke e: /xarra //ke," which means "United in diversity.".
Objectives
[edit]- Building capacity for African Wikimedians
- Fostering growth of the coverage and involvement of Africa in Wikimedia projects
- Connecting African Wikimedians both within the continent and in the diaspora
- Turn ideas into action
Information
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- Location: Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
- Date: 7 - 9 November 2025
- Venue: Coming soon...
Schedule
[edit]- 16 - 31 January 2025: Community Engagement Survey -
Done - 3 February 2025: Conference Grants Submission - Done
- 1 - 21 February 2025: Creation of the different organization committees -
Doing... - 23 February - 22 March 2025: Call for Scholarship Applications - Coming soon
- 23 March - 22 April 2025: Call for session proposal submission - Coming soon
- 1 - 30 June 2025: Finalization and notification of scholarship recipients and approved session organizers - Coming soon
- July 2025 (Exact timeline TBD): Micro-funding Application for online participants - Coming soon
- July 2025 (Exact timeline TBD): Publication of Final Conference Program - Coming soon
- 7 - 9 November 2025 Wiki Indaba 2025 Conference - Coming soon
Contact
[edit]- wikiindaba2025
wikimedia.cg - Facebook: @Wikiindaba – @WikimediaCG
- X: @WikiIndaba – @WikimediaCG –
#WikiIndaba2025
