Wiki Indaba

{{Short description|Primary conference for African Wikimedians in Africa}}

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Wiki Indaba is the regional conference for African Wikimedians both within the continent and in the diaspora.{{Cite web| last = Fripp| first = Charlie| title = What does Wikipedia need to do in Africa?| work = htxt.africa| access-date = 2017-01-21| date = 2014-06-24| url = http://www.htxt.co.za/2014/06/24/what-does-wikipedia-need-to-do-in-africa/}}{{Cite news|url=https://opensource.com/event/wiki-indaba-2017|title=Wiki Indaba 2017|newspaper=Opensource.com|access-date=2017-02-08|language=en|archive-date=2020-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413135736/https://opensource.com/event/wiki-indaba-2017|url-status=dead}} Topics of presentation and dialogue include Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia, other wikis, open-source software, free knowledge, free content and how these projects affect the African continent.

COVID-19 impact

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, affiliate usergroups selected to host the conference would organise to host it in-person. However since the onset of COVID-19, the format has changed to hybrid where participants can attend both online and physical. Uganda was the recent affiliate country to host it solely online in 2021 which saw the numbers of participants double from when it hosted in person.

Overview

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|WikiIndaba 2014

|June 20–22

|Johannesburg, South Africa{{Cite web|url=http://www.htxt.co.za/2014/06/24/what-does-wikipedia-need-to-do-in-africa/|title=What does Wikipedia need to do in Africa?|last=June|first=Charlie Fripp on 24th|date=2014-06-24|website=htxt.africa|access-date=2017-02-08}}

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|WikiIndaba 2017

|January 20–22

|Accra, Ghana{{Cite web|url=https://www.theafricandream.net/wiki-indaba-kickstarts-accra-ghana/|title=Wiki Indaba Kickstarts in Accra, Ghana - The African Dream|website=www.theafricandream.net|date=15 January 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-04-29}}

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|WikiIndaba 2018

|March 16–18

|Tunis, Tunisia{{Cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2018|title=WikiIndaba conference 2018|access-date=2017-12-24}}

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|WikiIndaba 2019

|November 8–10

|Abuja, Nigeria{{Cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2019|title=WikiIndaba conference 2019|access-date=2019-08-25}}

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|WikiIndaba 2021

|November 5–7

|Kampala, Uganda