Wiki Loves Africa 2023/News
Call For 2024 Ambassadors
Apply for the Wiki Loves Africa Linguistic Ambassadors: CLICK HERE
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS : 4 December 2023 – midnight, everywhere on Earth.
Announcement of official theme for WLA 2024
Announcement of official theme for WLA 2024 Africa Create
Search for 2024 Theme
Invitation to vote for 2024 theme
WLA 2023 Winners WAH interview
- 29 September 2023: Wiki Africa Hour - Meet the Winners meeting
Announcing the Winners of the Wiki Loves Africa 2023 contest in various categories
Click to see the Official Winners Announcement
2024 Theme Suggestions ongoing
Process for finding 2024 theme commences. Click here to fill suggestions form
International Video Jury
Calling for community members to volunteer to join the WLA Video Jury (first of its kind). Kindly email Wilson - wilson@wikiinafrica.org to nominate yourself or someone else. Note: availability for the task is key.
Post contest interviews ongoing
Kindly contact Wilson via wilson@wikiinafrica if you are a WLA local organizer and will like to be interviewed about the just concluded Wiki Loves Africa 2023.
WLA Webinar - Wikimedia Commons Categories - The Basics : Friday 14th April 2023, 16H UTC
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/cvz-zogw-gec
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Christel Steigenbeger (Instructor)
Topic: Wikimedia Commons Categories - The Basics
- What are Categories?
- Why Categories?
- Navigating Commons Categories
- Creating and Deleting Categories
Links to Meeting Recording and Transcript.
WLA training in English - Mobile Photography for Wikimedia Commons : Friday 7th April 2023, 13H UTC
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/vih-wqoq-zhe
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Wasiul Bahar (Instructor)
Topic: Mobile phone photography for Commons
- Basics
- Photography tips and tricks
- Photo and video editing apps
Links to Meeting Recording and Transcript.
WLA training in English : Saturday 1st April 2023, 14H UTC
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/idx-mctg-djq
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Geoffrey Kateregga (Instructor)
Topic: Wikimedia Commons - an overview
- Uploading photos
- Mass uploads
- Categories
- Structured data
Formation WLA en français : Le Jeudi 30 mars 2023, 16h UTC
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/zou-heub-yzz
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Mermoze Adodo (Instructor)
Sujet: Wikimedia Commons - un aperçu
- Télécharger des photos
- Téléchargements en masse
- Catégories
- Données structurées
March Office Hours
- Thursday, March 9, 2023 (English - 16:00 PM UTC & French - 17:00 PM UTC)
February Office Hours
- Friday February 23, 2023 (English - 17:00 PM UTC & French - 18:00 PM UTC)
News and Announcements
Office Hours in English
- Friday February 3, 2023 (17:00 PM UTC)
- Saturday February 4, 2023 (13:00 PM UTC)
Office Hours in French
- Friday February 3, 2023 (18:00 PM UTC)