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WikiAfrica Hour #44: Women Visibility: How Wikimedia Movement sheds light on women

As a celebration of Women in March, WikiAfrica Hour 44 episode hosts some inspiring women across the wikimedia movement to converse about how the movement supports women: How did 2030 recommendations align with woman’s support? What are the great roles played by communities’ initiatives to empower women ? Are there any disadvantages of adoption of 50:50 presentation in all setting? Can recent national or global attacks on DIE initiatives might affect our movement ? All these questions and more will be raised and discussed on Wednesday, 26th March, 16 UTC.

WikiAfrica Hour #43: Decolonising knowledge on Wikipedia

What do we mean by decolonising knowledge? Why is it important to document that on Wikimedia projects? What are the main settled projects inside (and even outside) Wikimedia concerning this topic? How can we improve these existing initiatives and encourage others to start documenting? All these questions and beyond are answered by guests who are experienced in this topic during this episode.

WikiAfrica Hour #42: Offline Wikis, the need and the available options

In this episode, guests who have had experience working on offline projects and initiatives will discuss their methods, digital divide, ways of housing and distributing static content, and what support is offered from the Wikimedia Foundation, chapters and user groups. We will also analyse examples of settled offline projects that serve Africa's Wikimedia communities and beyond.

WikiAfrica Hour #41: Let’s celebrate our community’s projects & achievements!

In this episode, our guest host Justice Okai-Allotey will talk to some of the facilitators and community leaders of key African projects about what inspired them to found their projects.

WikiAfrica Hour #40: Wiki Conferences behind the scenes

This episode will shed light on conferences in the wikimedia community behind the scenes. We will discuss with guests, the different teams who are in charge of the approval of conferences and preparation of the resources and settings.

WikiAfrica Hour #39: Celebrate Wiki Loves Africa 2024

This special session of WikiAfrica Hour is dedicated to celebrating the 2024 Wiki Loves Africa International media contest winners. Under the theme Africa Creates, 14,000+ images, videos and audio were submitted.

WikiAfrica Hour #38: Wikimania – a Collaboration of the Open

WikiAfrica Hour's 38th Episode will discuss the most significant global meeting of wiki medians—Wikimania. Wikimania 2024 was recently held in Katowice, Poland, and will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2025 and in Paris, France, in 2026. The panel and guests are exploring Wikimania's current and future vision related to partnerships and collaboration with others.

WikiAfrica Hour #37: Bringing people together – Africa Baraza & Wiki Causerie

In this episode, we will discuss two platforms that bring people together in the Wikimedia movement: Africa Baraza and Wiki Causerie. We will discuss their similarities and differences, their goals, how the community has received these initiatives, and what we can look forward to in the future.