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The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, is proud to announce the 2025 Wikimedian of the Year awards. The awards, presented by Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales at this year’s Wikimania 2025 event, honor the extraordinary volunteers around the world (known as “Wikimedians”) who contribute to Wikimedia projects and help make […]
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The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, launched its “Wikipedia Needs More Women” campaign on March 8. The campaign celebrates efforts worldwide, including in Africa, to improve gender equity on Wikimedia projects and invites others to get involved. Anusha Alikhan, Chief Communications Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation, writes about the opportunities to close the gender gap online. In February, South African singer Tyla became the youngest […]
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By Nazneen Nawaz, Senior Director, External Communications – Wikimedia Foundation Chao Tayiana Maina is an African historian and Dan David Prize winner who is uncovering buried and overlooked segments of Kenya’s history under the colonial era. The article, “How a Headstrong Historian is Rewriting Kenya’s Colonial History,” by Kenyan journalist Carlos Mureithi, highlights Chao’s work […]
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Ghanaian artist, Enam Bosokah, will create the first cohort of art works representing historical figures from Ghana and Senegal The Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, announced the launch of Wiki Unseen, a collaboration with artists aimed at expanding the visual representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Wikimedia projects […]
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