Hello everyone, This year marked the fifth edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge (AWC) <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025/Home>, held under the theme “Reclaiming Our Narrative: Justice for Africans and the Diaspora through Reparations.”
The aim of this annual campaign is to amplify African voices, perspectives, and histories while contributing to reshaping the digital narrative of the continent. Running from 25th May to 31st July 2025, the campaign brought together organizers and participants from across Africa, affirming its truly pan-African spirit. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Challenge. Your contributions have played a vital role in increasing the visibility of African content online, and we deeply appreciate your time, effort, and dedication. This year’s Challenge brought together 17 organizers mainly from Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Botswana, The Gambia, Tanzania, and Burundi. The top five organizers, based on the number of contributions from their respective communities, are: 1. Wikimedia Communities in Nigeria <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_communities_in_Nigeria/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025_in_Nigeria> 2. Tamale Wiki Hub <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Open_Fondation_West_Africa/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025_in_Tamale_(2025)>, Ghana 3. SDD UBIDS Wiki Club <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/SDD_UBIDS_WIKI_CLUB_-OPEN_FOUNDATION_WEST_AFRICA/AFRICA_WIKI_CHALLENGE_2025_(25th_May,_2025_to_31st_July,_2025)>, Ghana 4. Accra Wiki Hub <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Accra_Wiki_Hub/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025_in_Accra>, Ghana 5. Global Education Open Initiative <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Global_WikiEducation_Initiative_and_Wikimedia_Community_Zanzibar/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_in_Tanzania_2025>, Tanzania We also recorded a significant rise in participation—1,331 editors joined the Challenge this year, up from 1,230 participants in 2024. Collectively, contributors created 8,830 new articles, edited 11,798 existing ones, and translated content into 17 languages—including Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Twi, Swahili, and, for the first time, Setswana and Waali. Additionally, 701 media files were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, enriching the visual and cultural documentation of this year’s reparations theme. We are thrilled to announce that the jury has finalized the contest results, and for the first time since the campaign’s inception, our overall winner is female! 🏆 Winners of AWC 2025 - Overall Winner: User: Sirjat <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sirjat> (Nigeria) - First Runner-Up: User: Muhammad Idriss Criteria <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Muhammad_Idriss_Criteria> (Nigeria) - Second Runner-Up: User: Pharouqenr <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pharouqenr> (Nigeria) - Top Female Contributor: User: KISUMAR123 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:KISUMAR123> (Ghana) - Best Commons Upload: KwameGhana <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Bust_portrait_of_Corporal_Patrick_Attipoe_1.jpg> (Bright Kwame Ayisi, Ghana) Read more about the campaign and this year’s highlights in our Diff post <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/10/14/building-communities-creating-impact-africa-wiki-challenge-2025/> . We look forward to your continued participation and energy in next year’s Africa Wiki Challenge as we keep reclaiming and celebrating African narratives online. Warm regards, -- Jael Serwaa Boateng Executive Director Open Foundation West Africa
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