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Annual photo, video, and audio contest. Shifting the visual narrative of Africa, one image at a time. AFRICA CREATES winners announced!

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PHOTO TIP #6 There are no mistakes, only creative opportunity ⁠ #WikiLovesAfrica '24 is open for entries for your photos, video or audio focussed on the processes behind #AfricaCreates . 👉️ $6,500 in prizes. Follow us on Instagram for photography tips!

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2 years

Wiki Loves Africa – Home & Habitat – is open for entries! 🏆 1st prize for quality image = USD2000. Entries accepted 'til 15 April. Enter now! Follow #wikilovesafrica for updates & inspiration and see events are happening near you. #photocontest #africa

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Meet the international Jury: @HabibMhenni is a long term Wikimedian, Commons administrator, free software advocate; juror in many photography contests (Wiki Loves Folklore, Wiki Loves Monuments etc.). Image by @victorgrigas

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2023 #WikiLovesAfrica , Best Picture, 3rd Prize. ⁠ 'Kids and the River' by @mankosh_ Int Juror @summer_kamal said: "... we find these boys standing looking at their future and the negative effects that await them as a result of the drying up of rivers...." ⁠ ⁠ #Congratulations

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3 years

Drum Roll please ... The winners of @wikilovesafrica #Health #Wellness 2021 ... 1st prize goes to Crazy Love by Ewien van Bergeijk A new winner every hour OR ➡️ jump the queue ...read it here: @wikiafrica @Wikipedia @WikiCommons @creativecommons

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8 months

Congrats to the 2023 Wiki Loves Africa shortlisted photographers. These top 20 images, beyond being compositionally and technically incredible, captured the theme of 'Climate & Weather' in powerful and, at times, heartbreaking ways. ⁠Many thanks to the international jury. ⁠

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Meet one of our @wikiafrica Hour episode 13 guest speakers, @librarian_nkem . Be there as she talks about the activities of @AfLIACon . Date: 3rd June 2022. Time: 4pm UTC. Details: #glamwiki #heritage #Africa #Africanheritage #heritagematters #wiki #aflia

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2 years

"People should be able to take/upload the pictures by themselves, to avoid violating copyrights by using other people's works." Watch @Sadike25 here explain the reason behind the "Self-taken & Self-uploaded" rule of the @WikiLovesEarth submissions.

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For the second year in a row, the #WikiLovesAfrica 2023 #BestVideo prize goes to Green Wilfred Somoni for his short narrative film 'Good Yesterdays'. We love the effort you make, @Somoni_ To watch the video > #Congratulations #ClimateandWeather #Nigeria

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Découvrez les 5 #photos gagnantes du concours #WikiLovesAfrica 2019. Gravo à tous et toutes ! #afrique #concours #wikiafrica #wikipedia #wikimedia

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Introducing the Wiki Loves Africa International Jury: Photography Prize. Aboubacar Kamaté @Bouba_Kams is an Ivorian videographer and video director. He won the Best Video Quality prizes for Wiki Loves Africa in 2020 and 2021. Watch his showreel >>

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Les résultats détaillés du concours Wiki Loves #Africa sont publiés ! Il y a 6 gagnants. Etes-vous l’un d’entre eux ? #wikimedia #photo

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4 years

The Moroccan Wiki Loves Africa team has announced the top 10 winners of Wiki Loves Africa 2020 in Morocco! Here are the two spectacular winning images ... both by user:Farajiibrahim

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Annually, thousands of photos about Africa are uploaded to @WikiCommons as part of @wikilovesafrica . This year images of #Wikilovesafrica have been used in more than 700 articles in over 80 languages. Join us to help improve the quality of Africa-related articles on @Wikipedia

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Congrats to the winners and team behind #WikiLovesFolklore . This year's 1st prize goes to Tapas Kumar Halder, 2nd to User:JBYBIOSA and 3rd to Summer Kamal, who was also last year's Wiki Loves Africa winner! Well done to all @WikiFolklore ! @wikimediafoundation #wikiphotography

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The 2019 Wiki Loves Africa competition is open! Enter your pics inspired by this year's theme PLAY. We look forward to seeing a flood of entries! For more visit - pic by Dazzle Jam

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5 years

The game is on! Board games are a big pastime in Africa and make for lively social events too. This pic taken in Uganda is by Joe Kasule. Send us your pics of Africa at PLAY! #wikilovesafrica #wikilovesafrica2019 #play #africanimage #picoftheday #photographers #africanstories

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1 year

95,361 new contributions added to 15, 912 images by 48 contributors in the 2022 @wikilovesafrica ISA campaign. Top 3 contributors are User:Oby Ezeilo - 31,483 contributions, User:Rwebogora - 20,759 contributions & User:Abatagatifu - 13,260 contributions. #campaign #metadata #wiki

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Congrats to the Wiki Loves Monuments team and winners. Incredible images! 🎉🎉🎉 This gorgeous image won first place: A man cycling outside the wall of the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand by Kriengsak Jirasirirojanakorn Follow them @wikimonuments

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4 years

Wiki In Africa is excited to announce the winners of Wiki Loves Africa! 1st prize goes to @myousry6666 for his beautiful image of Lake Burullus, Egypt. Congratulations!! #CelebrateAfrica #AfricanPhotographers #AfricaontheMove @creativecommons @Wikipedia

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When work is beautiful. Fashion models prepare to go onto the ramp in Ghana - image by ZM. Don't miss out on the chance to tell the story of Africa. Entries close 30 Nov '17 #Ghana #takephotos #africanstyle

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6 years

Astonishing Photographs Celebrate #PeopleatWork across Africa on @Wikipedia . Winning photo of Seaweed Farmers by Yann Macherez - #celebrateAfrica #seethingsdifferently

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2 years

Some places look like scenes from a storybook. Whether you love a picturesque image, or a gritty postmodern one, we'd love you to enter #WikiLovesAfrica 's annual #photocontest . Theme: Home & Habitat. Deadline 30th April 2022.⁠

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Winners of the International Wiki Loves Africa 2022 have been announced! Their photos and videos capture exquisite views of what “Home” means across Africa. 1st Prize US$2000: A Nubia by Summering2018 from #Egypt . Congrats! 🙌🏾 See the winners here 👉🏾

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Introducing the Wiki Loves Africa International Jury: Photography Prize. @EricChidom is a documentary photographer and filmmaker, based in Enugu State, Nigeria. Eric is all about creating lasting memories and capturing them for generations to come.

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Where do you call home? Show us by entering #wikiloveafrica 's annual #photocontest . We're celebrating Home & Habitat and making the world notice us. $2,000 prize for this year's best #photo To enter go to the link in our bio. #getsnapping #wikiinafrica #photographers #Somlia

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2023 #WikiLovesAfrica , Best Picture 2nd Prize. ⁠ ⁠ 'Stormy day in Somalia' by Mohamed Nageeb Nasr ⁠ #Congratulations #photography #prize #climateandweather

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2 years

Only 5% of the 16,000+ images from @wikilovesafrica 2022 Int'l photo competition have been used across wiki projects. 571 images of this 5% are on English/French Wikipedia alone! Decentralize this usage to other language wikis/wiki projects using @wikilovesafrica images! #wpwp

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2 years

Fufu is an common food in most West African countries? Several images of Fufu from Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria were contributed as part of Wiki Loves Africa 2014. These images have now been used as part of the @WPWPCampaign on @Wikipedia article about Fufu.

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#WikiLovesAfrica '23 is open for entries! Enter your photos, video or audio 👉️ Over $10,000 in prizes, including $2,000 for Best Picture, and 2x African Environment WikiFocus Prizes. Follow us on Instagram for photography tips! Deadline: 30 April 2023.

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A @WikiLovesAfrica picture used to celebrate our #CulturalHeritage in a photo exhibit in Paris @UNESCO #wikipedia #wikimedia

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UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳

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Discover the beauty of #CulturalHeritage @ photo exhibit 'Journeys through our Fragile Heritage', UNESCO Paris ➡️

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Wiki Loves Africa 2021 winners being announced at Wikimania 2021 in the next few minutes ...!! GLAMs in Global South - for those not at Wikimania, see the winners here: #Wikimania #CelebrateAfrica #AfricanPhotographers

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Great to see the world is watching, @Wikimedia !! @havingaflood presented the Winners at @Wikimania online - you can meet the winners in conversation on the 3rd September on @WikiAfrica Hour. See all the winners here:

Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2021/Winners - Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Foundation

3 years

The @WikiLovesAfrica competition is about "changing the narrative of how Africa is represented online," says @havingafloo of @WikiAfrica during #Wikimania21 . Over 8,300 entries were submitted this year by 1,149 people from 47 countries. See the winners ⬇️

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Very exciting news!

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9 months

Exciting news! 🚀 🎉 We're happy to announce the launch of the BACE Wiki Hub by @dagbaniwiki 🚀🌐 It's a platform for knowledge sharing 📚 Let's celebrate this exciting milestone and show our support to this initiative. #Wikimedia #BACEWikiHub #KnowledgeSharing 🌍📝

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There are only a few days left to submit your entries into this year's Wiki Loves Africa competition with the 2019 theme PLAY! We've seen some great work this year -like this one from Holyziner of three boys and their kite in Burundi. Send yours in too #wikilovesafrica2019

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4 years

There are 40 hours left to submit images to Wiki Loves Africa "Africa on the Move!" 12,585 have been entered ... can we get to 13,000!? Only upload images from your archive or windows!! Enter here: #staysafe #stayathome #celebrateAfrica #Africanphotography

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2023 #WikiLovesAfrica , Best Picture 1st Prize. 'Communities Submerged by Flooding at Auyo, Jigawa State' by Sani Maikatanga @sanimaikatanga_photography #Nigeria #Congratulations #photography #prize #climateandweather

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7 years

The @WikiCommons is a collection of free for use images, sounds and film @wikilovesafrica is adding African images so #represent #takepart

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7 years

Wiki Loves #Africa launched: « people at work ». Video: Participate: #Wikipedia #wikimedia

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Introducing the Wiki Loves Africa International Jury: Photography Prize. Nadine Le Lirzin has been contributing to Wikimedia projects since April 2008. Nadine is a board member of Wikimédia France, and an amateur photographer.

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4 years

Team #Algeria has announced the Algeria winners for Wiki Loves Africa 2020. 1st prize to a picture by User:Sofiane mohammed amri, 2nd prize to Daily Road to heaven by User:Choaybtouhami and 3rd to Tramway by User:BRAHIM DJELLOUL #photography #contest #wikipedia

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6 years

Avez-vous pensé à regarder les collections de photos-essais soumis pendant le concours Wiki Loves Africa ?

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2 years

What is #WikiLovesAfrica ? Simply, it's the largest, continent-wide photographic and videographic competition celebrating Africa! Watch: and get snapping! Entries close 15 April. #WLA2022 #WikiAfrica #HomeandHabitat #photocontest #photocompetition

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Wiki Loves Africa: What? Where? How?

Wiki Loves Africa the largest continent-wide photographic competition that celebrates Africa on Wikipedia.

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4 years

What is @WikiLovesAfrica ? For many across Africa it is the very first introduction to sharing any media online via an open platform and under an open licence. It shows people how to share images that reflect their lives and cultures. @creativecommons (image Ahmed Emad H CC-BY-SA)

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9 months

Congrats to the winners of #WikiLovesAfricaRwanda and the team and community of @WikiRwanda for all their hard work organising their local competition. #WikiLovesAfrica

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9 months

Congrats @millo123millo1 , the 1st winner who captured the essence of Rwanda's weather and climate in @wikilovesafrica Your stunning image left us in awe. Thank you for sharing your creativity in photography. #WikiLovesAfricaRwanda #PhotographyWinners #RwandaProud

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Winners of the International Wiki Loves Africa 2022 have been announced! Their photos and videos capture exquisite views of what “Home” means across Africa. 3rd Prize US$1000: Planning Ahead by Ayorinde Ogundele. Congrats @Dphotograbber 🙌🏾 #Nigeria 👉🏾

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2 years

“ @wikimonuments encouraged @Wikimedia_ZA to participate in the reforming of the Copyright law in South Africa.” Watch @Dougiscott here talk about the impact of @wikimonuments since it was founded. #wikiafricahour #WikiLovesMonuments #Wiki #wikipedia

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4 years

Enfin, nouvelle catégorie 2020, le concours @wikilovesafrica décerne le prix de la meilleure #vid éo à ce mini film illustrant le Ferry du #lagon d’ #Abidjan par @Bouba_Kams Aboubacar Kamaté #AfricaontheMove #CultureLibre @Wikimedia_CIV #Afrique @WikiCommons

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4 years

In 2020 Wiki Loves Africa launched a new category for quality videos. We are exited to announce the winning video of a ferry on the Abidjan lagoon by @Bouba_Kams Aboubacar Kamaté that you can watch here: #CelebrateAfrica #AfricaontheMove #AfricanFilmmakers

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Africa's photographers taking revisioning Africa. ... You've seen all the Wiki Loves Africa 2021 winners now, here is the Jury report. It's a long but rewarding process .... ➡️ Read it in full here:

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The #African #Environment #Prize for a #video that captures the need for action against climate change in Africa is awarded to @Alaminjos for his film, 'Last Stand.' #Congratulations Watch the film> ⁠ #wikifocus #film #prize #climateandweather

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The second #AfricanEnvironment #Prize is for a Special Collection. The jury felt that the ' #WikiLovesAfrica2023 Côte d'Ivoire Fan Club' collective contributed high-quality films about #climatechange in Africa. Watch the 13 films > ⁠ #Congratulations

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#WikiLovesAfrica '23 is open for entries! Enter your photos, video or audio 👉️ Over $10,000 in prizes, including $2,000 for Best Picture, and 2x African Environment WikiFocus Prizes. Follow us on Instagram for photography tips! Deadline: 30 April 2023.

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Introducing the Wiki Loves Africa International Jury: Photography Prize. Benoît Prieur @benprieur has been a Wikimedian for almost 13 years. He loves contributing to Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons where he has uploaded more than 41.000 personal photographs.

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4 years

ISA improves the usage of all the submitted images on @Wikipedia using Structured Data on Commons. This nifty tool is explained here, written by @havingaflood and @sanseveria . ISA was created by the @wikilovesafrica and @Histropedia team, with Egbe Eugene.

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3 years

What changes have been made at the @Wikimedia 's Community Resources? How do these changes affect the works Wikimedians do? @wikiafrica Hour episode 7 will feature Live at the 2021 @WikiIndaba virtual pre-conference, hosting special guests from @Wikimedia Community Resources team!

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Wiki Loves Africa has been activated by 31 Wikimedia communities in 26 countries across Africa. We’d like to provide better comms support in Arabic/English/French/Portuguese. Volunteer as a Wiki Loves Africa Language Ambassador: Apply by 4 December '23

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3 years

“Nos Jardins/Wiki Loves Africa taught me to give freely." Watch @MaxMbakop here , talk about decolonizing the image of Africa; shifting the African narrative on @Wikipedia through @wikilovesafrica #WikiAfrica #WikiAfricaHour #Wikipedia #Wikimedia #Wiki

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@wikilovesafrica 2019 3rd Prize goes to ... My Skills (Teenagers in the street) by Mohamed Hozyen Ahmed (also from Egypt). CC-BY-SA 4.0 @Wikipedia #celebrateAfrica #futurefootballstars

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Honoured to be featured in #OpenTheKnowledge focus by @Wikimedia ! They capture why @wikilovesafrica and other Wikimedia projects are important in telling multiple #african #narratives . Excited for #homeandhabitat theme! Launch ▶️ Feb 2022. #photocontest #reflectingon2021

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Wikimedia Foundation

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#WikiLovesAfrica is an annual public contest where people across Africa can contribute photographs, video, and audio on African topics and experiences for use on @Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. More about it here.⬇️ #OpenTheKnowledge

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Appel à participation au concours international de photo Wiki Loves Africa. Participez jusqu’au 15 avril 2021 sur le thème : Santé et bien-être PARTICIPEZ:

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And the Wiki Loves Africa 2019 WINNERS are .... 1st place prize goes to the #photo Playing in the Nuba Mountains by Marco Gualazzini taken in South Sudan. @Wikipedia #celebrateAfrica @wikiafrica

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The Winners for Wiki Loves Africa 2017 are .... [drumroll] ...

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4 years

We are on a roll!! Team Rwanda has announced their national winners ... the winners are Emmanuelkwizera for A bicycle rider carrying a passenger with crosses, Mutiganda for The Harvest Transporter, and Rwejo for Rwanda on the boat move. Congratulations all

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Join us in celebrating a decade of #WikiLovesAfrica ! This year marks our 10th anniversary. @MaryanaIskander , @Wikimedia CEO, will be joining the international organisers to reflect on the journey so far. You're invited! 1 March '24. Register: 👉️

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Roulement de tambour s’il vous plait... Les gagnants de @wikilovesafrica #Sant é + #Bien -être 2021... Le 1er prix revient à Crazy Love par Ewien van Bergeijk. @wikiafrica @Wikipedia @WikiCommons @creativecommons #love #dedication #waiting #photocontest #photographyhereos #afrique

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"To increase local participation in @wikimonuments in South Africa, we organized Walk-a-thons in small cities/rural areas." @Dougiscott here explain how @wikimonuments encouraged local participation in South Africa. #WikiAfricaHour #wikilovesmonuments

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Le 3ème prix revient à... (roulement de tambour) Pupil par Gabriel Joe Amuzu @amuzugabrieljoe @wikiafrica @Wikipedia @WikiCommons @creativecommons #love #dedication #waiting #photocontest #photographyhereos #afrique #mode #everydayafrica #lensculture #streetphotographer $wiki

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Many contributors to #WikiLovesAfrica are confused about licencing their images. @Anthere & @olatunde .o.isaac host this webinar to make it all clear. #photography #copyright #freelicence #rights Copyright Football by #Banksy by dullhunk, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Meet the guest speakers for the episode 31 of WikiAfrica Hour! Bouba Kam's⁠, Eric Chidom, Alamin Mohammed & Green Wilfred Somoni. Details: #photos #WikiAfrica #WikiAfricaHour #wikipedia #wikimedia #creatives #photographers #wiki #africa #wikilovesafrica

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Et c’est parti pour un nouveau Wiki Loves Africa ! #wikiafrica @WikiCommons

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4 years

Demain, commence le concours des photographies libres #WikiLovesAfrica et ce jusq'au 31 mars prochain. Cette année le thème choisi est "l'Afrique en mouvement". Visitez pour en savoir plus.

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#WikiLovesAfrica 2021 • Health & Wellness • 1st Prize ⁠ ⁠ Crazy Love, a moving image depicting a woman sitting vigil at a loved one's bedside by Ewien van Bergeijk took the coveted 1st prize in 2021. To use this CC BY-SA 4.0 image 👉️ #photography

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Capture the wonderful creative play of children. Just one option in responding to our 2019 competition theme of PLAY. Its time to start snapping and enter from 1 February - more info here pic: Stephen Gitau #photography #competition #Africa #play

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Good news if you are still hunting down the perfect shot! We're extending the deadline for entry to 15 March! But don't delay - it's still around the corner, be sure to visit to check out what you need to do. Pic of Ethiopian Meseret Dafar by Erik Leeuwen

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7 years

#WikiLovesAfrica is a photographic competition. Entries add to the visual knowledge about Africa on Wikipedia:

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10 months

Congrats to the winners and the team behind Wiki Loves Folklore.

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10 months

Excited to share the winning Images for Wiki Loves Folklore 2023! 🥇The first one is captured by Tapas Kumar Halder a mesmerizing moment of traditional folk face painting from India. 🇮🇳 #WikiLovesFolklore #WinningShot 🏆 @Wikimedia

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Wonderful article on @wikilovesafrica 2017 winners in the @Wikimedia Foundation blog. Thank you Samir! #peopleatwork #celebrateafrica

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#WikiLovesAfrica '23 is open for entries! Enter your photos, video or audio 👉️ Over $10,000 in prizes, including $2,000 for Best Picture, and 2x African Environment WikiFocus Prizes. Follow us on Instagram for photography tips! Deadline: 30 April 2023.

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Introducing the Wiki Loves Africa International Jury: Photography Prize. Summer Kamal is an amateur photographer and retired teacher. Summer has won multiple photography awards, including Wiki Loves Monuments and Wiki Loves Africa, the European Union,Hipa to name a few.

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@OzavoguAbdul @EHAClinics 3rd prize goes to .... (drum roll) Pupil by Gabriel Joe Amuzu @amuzugabrieljoe We will release a new winner every hour today ... ➡️ jump the queue ...read all about it here:

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7 years

3rd @wikilovesafrica over. Big thanks to volunteers, african chapters & usergroups, #wikimedia foundation @thanough @Unite4Heritage

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2 years

" @WikiLovesEarth started in #Ukraine in 2013 as a local contest, then became international in 2014." Watch @Sadike25 here talk about how @WikiLovesEarth started & spread. #Ukraine #wikilovesearth #wikiafrica #wikiafricahour #landcape #photography #wiki

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Help improve the #ISAtool ! Join the first "Wiki Mentor Africa Hackathon", a chance to learn, share, and help, whether #newbie or experienced. Together, we can improve the ISA tool, integral to #WikiLoves drives, and make our community stronger. 👇️

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4 years

Come and Play !! ... We have created this fun game, ISA, to add better descriptions on to the photographs uploaded to Wiki Loves Africa so that they are more useful on Wikipedia. There are small prizes to be won and it is so much fun! Play here:

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4 years

First announcements for local winners of @wikilovesafrica . Announcing winners in @Uganda ! Congrats to all participants ! #africaonthemove

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Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda

4 years

Sharing the top 3 images, from the local @wikilovesafrica photographic competition in Uganda. Thanks for your passion @querafaith and the jury @NGUMENAWESAMSON @HillaryMusundi plus all participants, the're even more of these @MosesDima on @WikiCommons

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Watch the Moroccan architect @ChahbounNassima of @WWH_UG here talk about her experience since she joined the movement, during @wikiafrica Hour episode 13. #glamwiki #heritage #Africa #Africanheritage #heritagematters #wiki #monuments #wikiksour #medina

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Watch the Moroccan architect @ChahbounNassima of @WWH_UG here talk about the WikiKsour & Medina Stories projects, during @wikiafrica Hour episode 13. #glamwiki #heritage #Africa #Africanheritage #heritagematters #wiki #monuments #wikiksour #medina

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6 years

From Burkina Faso comes a beautiful image of a woman and child that reminds us that work and life can be beautifully at one. Don't forget - you have just one week left to enter your #Wikilovesafrica17 pics

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We love this entry into the 2019 Wiki Loves Africa competition. If ever there was a reason to smile its at the sight of this playful little girl in Nyal, South Sudan who turned a translucent piece of plastic and some string into a pair of crazy sunglasses. Pic by Matthew Stearns

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3 years

Ever wondered who works behind some very popular acronyms of the @Wikimedia ? Join us on the next @wikiafrica Hour, as we engage some of the people behind some great initiatives of @Wikimedia like the Code of Conduct, and 2021 @WikiIndaba conference. #WikiAfrica #WikiAfricaHour

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4 years

In 2020 Wiki Loves Africa launched a new category for quality videos. We are exited to announce the winning video of a ferry on the Abidjan lagoon by @Bouba_Kams Aboubacar Kamaté that you can watch here: #CelebrateAfrica #AfricaontheMove #AfricanFilmmakers

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Introducing the Wiki Loves Africa International Jury: Photography Prize. @yazkam is a journalist who has worked in print, radio, television and documentary filmmaking. He has reported from various countries, including conflict zones. More >>

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Winners of the International Wiki Loves Africa 2022 have been announced! Their photos and videos capture exquisite views of what “Home” means across Africa. 2nd Prize US$1500: Home is My Work 2 by Mohamed Hozyen #Egypt . 🙌🏾 Check out all the winners via

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D’incroyables photos pour célébrer les Gens au Travail à travers l’Afrique sur Wikipédia. -

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Wiki Loves Africa 2017: People at Work

Wiki Loves Africa is activated by Wiki In Africa for the Wikimedia community that created Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, and built the free media archive Wikimedia Commons. It is a...

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Change your mindset, lifestyle and awareness of all things environment with @WikiRwanda @_AfricanUnion #environment #AfricanEnvironment #WikiFocus

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1 year

Good morning everyone! Today’s topic is : “ Rwanda going green mindset lifestyle awareness ”. Don’t miss this discussion 😉 @Wikimedia @ThisIsAfricaTIA @_AfricanUnion @green_wiki . #environnement

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#meetthejury : Doris Anson-Yevu @kafuiday photographer, social entrepreneur, founder @PhotoWalkGH , works as Prog Mangr @ImpactHubAccra .

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7 years

5000 likes ! And the contest starting in 3 days !

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7 years

Wiki Loves Africa is proud to announce the 3 winners of the 2016 competition. Tell us what you think of the...

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The spirit of play is always near. These celebrants were snapped in Al Moez Street in Egypt by Mohamed Wardany, an entry into our competition to capture the spirit of PLAY in Africa. #wikilovesafrica2019 @playinafrica #photooftheday #africaphoto #celebrate #africa #photographers

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2 years

The 2022 WMF Board of Trustees election candidates from Africa, @Tochiprecious3 , @newDeal23 , @Abakar_Br & Gilbert Ndihokubwayo will be Live on @wikiafrica Hour episode 14! Come prepared with your questions. Date: 24th June 2022. Time: 4pm UTC. Details:

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FIVE (5) more ! This is ALL what is missing to get 10 000 pictures from #WikiLovesAfrica . Join !

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