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Newsletters 2023 Edit
- Education Newsletter Septembre 2023 : Education/News/Drafts/WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique closes its 5th edition with 13 winning schools
- Training Resources for the African Wikimedia MovementHave you ever wondered what skills are needed to organise or participate in a Wikimedia project? Do you know where to find learning support?
- Ressources de formation pour le mouvement Wikimedia en Afrique Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé quelles compétences sont nécessaires pour organiser ou participer à un projet Wikimedia ? Savez-vous où trouver un soutien d'apprentissage ?
- Five open movement podcasts you need in your life. We've done a round-up of our favourite Wikimedia and Open Movement podcasts and vodcasts and included two produced by the Wiki in Africa team.
- Six podcasts de Mouvement Libre dont vous avez besoin dans votre vieLa radio est-elle dépassée ou a-t-elle simplement adopté une forme différente ? Alors que l'audience des stations de radio traditionnelles AM et FM diminue, l'audience des podcasts a connu une croissance exponentielle année après année.
- This March, Wiki in Africa is focussed on Climate (February) Wiki in Africa is launching two exciting projects this March: Wiki Loves Africa 2023 and Africa Environment WikiFocus.
- Looking back at 2022: an incredible year for Wiki in Africa! 2022 reviewed through our top five achievements – and looking forward to exciting new projects in 2023!
- L’année 2022: une année incroyable pour Wiki in Africa !Retours sur 2022, une année incroyable pour Wiki in Africa ! Notre dernière lettre d’information.
Newsletters 2022 Edit
- Wiki In Africa News: November 2022 (English)
- Les actualités Wiki in Africa: Wiki Loves Africa 2022 annonce les images gagnantes! (French)
- Wiki In Africa News: Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Winners Announced (English)
- Wiki In Africa News: Focus on Africa (English)
- Les actualités WikiAfrica: Mise au point sur ... (French)
Older Newsletters Edit
- All newsletters in 2020, 2021, and 2022 can be found here: https://www.wikiinafrica.org/newsletters/
- Mai 2018 Lettre d'actualité en français: [1]
- May 2018 Newsletter in English: [2]
- Nov 2017 Lettre d'actualité en français: [3]
- Nov 2017 Newsletter in English: [4]
Media mentions Edit
2022
- English: WikiFundi: Creating Wikipedia Articles Offline – and interview with Florence Devouard on Africa Tech Radio, live broadcast. 27 January 2022
- English: Blog article - WikiFundi closes the digital divide on Wikimedia Foundation Diff, February 2022
- English: Article 2022/WikiFundi, offline editing plateform : last release notes and how-tos on the Education Newsletter, February 2022
2021
- English: In conversation with Wiki Loves Africa: How photography can help Open the Knowledge by Wikimedia Foundation, 14 December 2021 on Diff
- English: OE Awards 2021 Open Assets Winners facilitate access to Open Education, www.oeglobal.org news, 15th October 2021
- English: Revealing the 2021 Open Education Awards for Excellence Winners: 2021 Open Assets Award Winners by Open Education Global
- English: Her Story #5: Embracing the Here and Now - Creative Commons by Victoria Heath and Julia Brungs, March 22, 2021, Creative Commons Blog and social media
- English: Her Story #4: Promoting Inclusivity and Equity - Creative Commons by Victoria Heath and Julia Brungs, March 22, 2021, Creative Commons Blog and social media
- English: Her Story #3: Transforming Open Through Feminism - Creative Commons by Victoria Heath and Julia Brungs, March 15, 2021, Creative Commons Blog and social media
- English: Her Story #2: Facing Our Greatest Challenges - Creative Commons by Victoria Heath and Julia Brungs, March 8, 2021, Creative Commons Blog and social media
- English: Her Story #1: Becoming an Advocate for Open - Creative Commons by Victoria Heath and Julia Brungs, March 8, 2021, Creative Commons Blog and social media
- Italian: Iolanda Pensa è la presidente di Wikimedia Italia di @laRegione, 12.01.2021
- Italian: Iolanda Pensa nominata presidente di Wikimedia Italia di Davide Milo, Tio, 12.01.2021
2020
- English: CC Open Education Platform Activities funds six winners by Jennryn Wetzler and Cable Green, Creative Commons Blog, Published August 31, 2020
- English: Initiative Generates African Content to Global Educational Platforms, ArtMattersinfo By Ogova Ondego, Published August 19, 2020
- French: Education : Wiki challenge écoles d’Afrique au chevet des tous petits Par maliweb.net -5 Fév 2020
2019
- English: Introducing ISA – a cool tool for adding structured data on Commons, by Isla Haddow-Flood, Wikimedia Foundation Blog, November 2019
- English: play! Photographers capture the art of fun for the Wiki Loves Africa photo contest, by Ed Erhart, Wikimedia Foundation Blog, August 2019
- English: How Wikipedia’s women were made more visible on International Women’s Day by By Isla Haddow-Flood, Florence Devouard, Mia Jacobsson and John Cummings, Wikimedia Foundation Blog, 25th April 2019
- English: Women in culture and tech: Isla Haddow-Flood and Florence Devouard of Wiki Loves Women by Emily D’Alterio, Europeana Blog, Posted on Wednesday, March 6, 2019
- French: La Fondation Orange lance le wikiChallenge pour connecter les écoles africaines au reste du monde Webmanager Center, 28 février 2019
- French: Le WikiChallenge pour connecter les ecoles africaines au reste du monde, Fondation Orange Blog, 25 February 2019
2018
- French: Deux écoles primaires tunisiennes remportent le prix du concours d’écriture WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique Espace Manager, Publié le 24 Octobre, 2018
- French: Orange Wiki Challenge : La Tunisie l’emporte sur 4 autres pays Business News, 24 October 2018
- English: To reduce inequality, Wikipedia should consider paying editors by Martin Dittus and Mark Graham, Wired Magazine, 11 September 2018
- English: The stories behind this year’s award-winning photographs from Wiki Loves Africa by Samir Elsharbaty, Wikimedia Foundation Blog, May 2018
- English: Exploring offline access to Wikipedia: WikiFundi, an editing tool for remote schools by Anne Gomez, Wikimedia Foundation Blog, May 2018
- English: Luc Héripret on the Orange Foundation’s Digital Schools project by Anne Gomez, Wikimedia Foundation Blog, 20 March 2018
2017
- English: How Wiki Loves Women is Growing Wikipedia Coverage About Women in Africa Kristine Wong, Sharable, July 10, 2017
2016
- English : Isla Haddow-Flood on how Wikipedians are changing the narrative around Africa, Creative Commons. October 19, 2016
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