2023 was a year of growth, collaboration, and powerful storytelling—cerebral, visual and encyclopedic— across Wiki In Africa’s seven core projects. From harnessing the energy of volunteers in more than 54 countries, involving 263 individual organisers and 270 partner organisations and Wikimedia user groups, to elevating African content on global platforms, our community has continued to break barriers and build bridges—one edit, one image, one workshop at a time.
We’re thrilled to share our 2023 Annual Report with you—a vibrant, visual journey through the projects, people, and partnerships that defined our year. Designed to be as dynamic and accessible as the community it represents, the report not only reflects our achievements, but celebrates your role in making them happen.
Together, We Made It Happen: Key moments from 2023
- Wiki Loves Africa surpassed 104,000 photographic entries to Wikimedia Commons since the competition’s inception in 2014.
- Wiki Loves Women’s global SheSaid campaign resulted in 5,407 new and improved edits and entries of quotes by notable women across 18 Wikiquote language projects.
- The Wiki Loves Women Focus Group expanded its gender-focused leadership network, supporting members from 9 African countries and France through office hours and working sessions on key Wikimedia and leadership topics.
- WikiChallenge African Schools completed its 6th year, engaging 190 schools across 10 countries, resulting in 110 encyclopaedic entries posted on Vikidia, and 630 images and 4 videos uploaded on Wikimedia Commons.
- Wiki In Africa projects were proudly represented at 7 Wikimedia events and the Open Education Global 2023 conference in Edmonton, Canada.
- In 2023, Wiki Loves Africa, themed Climate & Weather, introduced additional prizes aligned with the Africa Environment WikiFocus and pioneered the first-ever video jury process for a Wiki Loves X contest.
- Africa Environment WikiFocus inaugural campaign was held successfully with 17 communities that supported 400 editors in creating or editing 10,830 articles (including adding 2,579 references) on Wikipedia about the impact of Climate Change across the African continent. In collaboration with Wikimedia Côte d’Ivoire, this campaign was part of the Africa Knowledge Initiative, a global partnership with the African Union and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this incredible journey. Read the full 2023 Annual Report here.