Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Africa/Archive 12
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WP:Articles for Creation has a new sort tool, you can see all pending relevant drafts here: Wikipedia:AfC sorting/Geography/Regions/Africa
Just in case there are folks here who might be interested in reviewing drafts awaiting article status that are particular to this WikiProject. MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:19, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
- @MatthewVanitas: Do I need special permissions to accept or reject a draft? -Indy beetle (talk) 23:47, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Indy beetle: there are instructions for how to sign up to be an AFC reviewer here, and note once you have permissions they have really nifty automated control panels which make reviewing an absolute breeze. Tons of tedious manual stuff (like I used to do back at AFC back in the day) is automated now, so by all means sign up and use the cool tools: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#How_to_get_involved. MatthewVanitas (talk) 03:39, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Contradictory claims
The opening of the article along with it's accompanying source claim the kingdom was founded in the 13th century while later on in the article it is claimed that was founded in the 16th — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.231.203.210 (talk) 16:28, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
- Which article? This is the talk page for WikiProject Africa, which is not an article. -- Fyrael (talk) 16:42, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
The Bono people article is quite poorly-written and has serious problems with it. Would anyone be able to take a look and help reorganize/revise/cite/remove some of the information on it? Thanks. Lingvulo (talk) 16:29, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aurat (word)
The terms "Aurat", "Arvad", "Avret", and "Awrath" may refer to: Women of Asian religious or cultural descent and identity.
Self nomination for AFD since article copy pasted to Draft:Aurat for incubation because IMHO current article title Aurat (word) is misleading and confusing leading to western systemic bias and stifling the article growth. Please find Detail reason at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aurat (word)
I invite project members to review current and potential sourcing and weigh in on the AfD discussion. Thanks!
Bookku (talk) 03:31, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
RfC about lack of global coverage in Racial bias on Wikipedia
More opinions are needed at [1]. The issues being discussed are that, despite the title, the coverage relates only to English Wikipedia, and that the coverage is US-centric. NightHeron (talk) 11:02, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
Adding Ethiopian perspectives to Gondrand massacre article
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Gondrand_massacre#Rebooting_the_conversation:_Unilateral. Generalrelative (talk) 01:20, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Make WikiProject Ottoman Empire a task force of Wikipedia:WikiProject Former countries?
Dear users of this WikiProject:
At Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Former_countries#Make_WikiProject_Ottoman_Empire_a_task_force_of_Wikipedia:WikiProject_Former_countries? I have left a proposal to convert Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottoman Empire into a task force of Wikipedia:WikiProject Former countries. I asked this project (as the Ottoman Empire once controlled parts of northern Africa) and several other projects to get further feedback. Please let me know if you have questions, comments, or objections.
Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 02:11, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
- I am new to this. Working on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Cultural_Nigeria and removed several dead links. Can't find any references to this pageant except the pageant's own PR materials and one interview of a contestant that is already linked to the article. What do I do if the information needs citations and verification but there is none? Thanks. Lekarren (talk) 02:25, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
- @
- I wondered about that. I have removed all the dead links and left one link that is just a promotional link. I put "citation needed" on the paragraphs. Please review if you think it should be deleted entirely, or tell me more about that. Thank you! Lekarren (talk) 16:33, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
- Awesome, thank you for sharing. I deleted yet another dead link on the page, but will leave the rest to the powers that be. Lekarren (talk) 19:23, 9 July 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lekarren (talk • contribs) 19:22, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
Assessment - Statistics section, updated
Greetings - For Africa WP statistics, I added progression, pie chart, rainbow & wikilinks "Quality operations" and "Popular pages". JoeNMLC (talk) 13:13, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
Well, a few users (apparently part of an edit-a-thon) added loads of references to some articles on a few Africa-related subjects. However, on inspection some of those references are completely irrelevant, and suspicious enough that I even filed an SPI report on the matter. If some of you could take a look at the contributions of the listed editors and verify how useful they are it would be appreciated. Thanks, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 17:11, 3 June 2020 (UTC) struck comments by banned sock puppet. PKIhistory (talk) 17:56, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
Article for creation
Hello,
I have two draft articles that need to be published. I have submitted them for review. Any help in having them published will be highly appreciated.
The articles are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:The_Havoc_of_Choice and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_Bunk_Trust.
Thank you. JW254 (talk) 16:09, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:Pacification of Libya
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Pacification of Libya. Note that, as the thread goes on, the conversation switches from discussing "Genocide of Libya" as a possible title to discussing whether to change it to "Second Italo-Senussi War". Generalrelative (talk) 20:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
Githeri Man - warrants an article?
I recently read about this Kenyan meme online- and I was almost certain there would have been a Wikipedia article about him, or at least a small mention in 'Githeri' or the '2017 Kenyan General Election'. As far as notability- the page 1 of Google brings up a number of international news sites picking up on the story, and countless Kenyan articles. Because of the publicity, the subject of the meme even met the president, and (unfortunately) there is also a lot of rather sad stuff relating to the aftermath of his fame that is also rather heavily reported in Kenyan news.
I'm not an editor, so I apologize if I'm seriously out of line with my assumptions. I sincerely enjoy reading articles about places outside of my own knowledge sphere and I'm keen to learn about interesting contemporary issues from countries that don't get much coverage in my part of the globe. The Githeri Man is a BLP, and would be best addressed by someone familiar with Kenyan subjects, which is why I'm posting here. (Or perhaps discussions already deemed him not-notable?) Appreciate the attention either way, cheers! 2601:204:4003:B030:2171:2FCC:826E:CD79 (talk) 12:40, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Gafat People
This draft is mostly incomprehensible, but may be on a notable subject and has a number of good references. Can anyone assist? Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:25, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
Anthems of Somaliland and Western Sahara
Hello, can anyone link me to (a) reliable source(s) with information on the national anthems of Somaliland and Western Sahara? I am looking for the composers and/or lyricists as well as date of official adoptions so that I can improve List of national anthems. Thanks in advance! MSG17 (talk) 00:35, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
Rova of Antananarivo featured article review
I have nominated
The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!
Greetings,
Thank you very much for participating in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.
It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please do so.
Please make sure to list the articles you have created or improved in the article achievements' section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked. To be able to claim prizes, please also ensure to list your articles on the users by articles page. We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:
- Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
- Diversity winner - $100
- Gender-gap filler - $100
- Language Winners - up to $100*
We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!
Thank you once again for being part of this global event! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 10:30, 06 November 2020 (UTC)
You can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list
This wiki article needs a major overhaul
Anybody that is interested I think Stereotypes of Africa could do with a major rewrite. Dwanyewest (talk) 21:38, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
Update to peer review page
Hi all, I've boldly updated your project's peer review page (
The new instructions use Wikipedia's general peer review process (
The benefits of this change is that review requests will get seen by a wider audience and are likely to be attended to in a more timely way (many WikiProject peer reviews remain unanswered after years). The Wikipedia peer review process is also more maintained than most WikiProjects, and this may help save time for your active members.
I've done this boldly as it seems your peer review page is pretty inactive and I am working through around 90 such similar peer review pages. Please feel free to discuss below - please ping me ({{
Cheers and hope you are well, Tom (LT) (talk) 00:33, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
FAR for Paul Kagame
I have nominated
Eritrean/Ethiopian Ethnicities - Tigrinyas vs Tigrayans
Howdy folks. Is anybody knowledgeable enough about Eritrea to double check this diff? I am a pending changes reviewer and I reverted it once before because of 1) talk page controversy and 2) the edit damages the Tigrayan script that was on the page (ብሄረ ትግራይ). But I am not really knowledgeable in this area so I hesitate to revert again. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 18:00, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
errors in your pages on Otuke District, Uganda
There are multiple errors in the Wikipedia page on Otuke District, including antiquated colonial-era place-names which have not been used for many decades, and the page (and all mention of) 'Otuke Town'- which does not exist. These pages do not permit any edits to the first section of each, which contain the spurious references to 'Otuke Town'. If I am posting this message in the wrong place, please advise. Thanks ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veritasiraptor (talk • contribs) 04:51, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!
Greetings!
The AfroCine Project invites you to join us again this October and November, the two months which are dedicated to improving content about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly list your username under the participants section to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.
We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:
- Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
- Diversity winner - $100
- Gender-gap fillers - $100
- Language Winners - up to $100*
We would be adding additional categories as the contest progresses, along with local prizes from affiliates in your countries. For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. Looking forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 19:22, 22nd September 2020 (UTC)
Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list
Nigerian women's football / soccer initiative (WP:WOSO-NG)
Hello! We recently started an initiative
Thank you for your contributions to women's football/soccer articles. I thought I'd let you know about the Women's Football/Soccer Task Force ( |
Hmlarson (talk) 16:09, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
Could we please have an expert review and fix this article? Bearian (talk) 21:05, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
Hospitals
The Wikipedia:WikiProject Hospitals has just completed the List of hospitals in .... for each of the African countries on the English Wikipedia. These lists contain notable hospitals and links to existing hospital articles in WikiPedia. This is the last of the continents to be completed for the Hospitals Project. We have used existing articles on other language Wikipedias and Wiki Commons images to complete this work. There are still some shortcomings in completeness and images of hospitals in some countries. We look forward to any feedback and assistance that the WikiProject Africa participants might give.
I just removed an entire section of this biography because it had no sources at all and I was unable to confirm any of the facts in it online. Specifically, it concerned his career as a doctor in Aba, Nigeria after receiving a medical degree in Edinburgh. If anyone could source any of it, I would be very pleased to see it restored. (There is apparently a 2010 book of African biographies that includes a chapter on him, but since it appears to consist of reprints of Wikipedia articles, that's not a source.) Brianyoumans (talk) 16:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Question: I just stumbled on this article. On WP, I would expect him to be referred to as "Ahmed" throughout the article, but it's "Sheikh Sharif" all the time. Is there a WP-good reason for this? Discussion at Talk:Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:32, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Maps of the departments of the Sédhiou Region in Senegal
Hello, I recently started a discussion at WikiProject Senegal (see here) on 30th January, but I've had no reply to it since then. Maybe somebody here could help? Monster Iestyn (talk) 18:31, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Unreferenced BLP Link does point to in 2013 deactivated Bot
Re: Abdulhamid Dbeibeh
Hello, I recently created an article on
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- CommanderWaterford, with all due respect, I find it rude that you question the accuracy of my work. The name I chose was the one contained in the UNSMIL official list of candidates for the Prime Minister position, whereas his Twitter account was created two weeks later, when I had already written the Wikipedia article. --Bespin (talk) 12:34, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly there is no real consensus on how to transliterate his name. Looking at the first 5 results on Google news which gave his name gave 5 different name forms: CommanderWaterford, as googling for that string gets no hits independent of WP. Dsp13 (talk) 13:46, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
- Well
- You're absolutely right that Google doesn't index everything! However, I still don't know where you got the name you gave the page. It isn't one of those suggested by User:Bespin, and it isn't one used in the references in the page. Dsp13 (talk) 20:57, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly there is no real consensus on how to transliterate his name. Looking at the first 5 results on Google news which gave his name gave 5 different name forms:
Women in Africa contest
March is the third and final month of
RFC
Demographics of Eritrea has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Boud (talk) 23:50, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
Embassy articles from non English Wikipedia
Hello, I created some bare bone templates to add an Embassy/High Commission article. It can be in English or other language Wikipedias. For example I created Template:Diplomatic missions in Djibouti which was bare bone yesterday, but now has links to Japanese, Arabic and French wikipedia.
Here are following bare bone templates for missions located in countries in Africa/Caribbeans. Most links from Arabic and Japanes Wikipedia have been made
- Template:Diplomatic missions in Burundi
- Done Template:Diplomatic missions in Cameroon
- Done Template:Diplomatic missions in the Central African Republic
- Done Template:Diplomatic missions in Chad
- Done Template:Diplomatic missions in the Republic of the Congo
- Done Template:Diplomatic missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Template:Diplomatic missions in Grenada
- Template:Diplomatic missions in Guinea
- Template:Diplomatic missions in Guinea-Bissau
- Template:Diplomatic missions in Ivory Coast
- Template:Diplomatic missions in Mozambique
- Template:Diplomatic missions in Niger
Shushugah (talk) 11:39, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Shushugah: you mean you want help finding the articles or just help adding them to these templates? – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 11:42, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- Finding them. I created these, because the countries are large enough to have multiple embassies but had none in English, besides the Holy See. That said...for ALL of these templates listed in Category:Diplomatic missions in by country templates, transcluding the templates on said Wikipedia articles they link to, as well as the List of Diplomatic Missions in X article would be a good and repetitive task. Shushugah (talk) 11:48, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Shushugah: you can use this Wikidata script. The example is for Burundi. Click through all results to see if there are Wikipedia articles in any language. If you want another country, you'll need to edit it (click on "Edit SPARQL" to the right). Replace the Q number with that of the county you want. You can find those by going to the Wikipedia article for that country and click on "Wikidata item" in the sidebar. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 11:54, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- Finding them. I created these, because the countries are large enough to have multiple embassies but had none in English, besides the Holy See. That said...for ALL of these templates listed in Category:Diplomatic missions in by country templates, transcluding the templates on said Wikipedia articles they link to, as well as the List of Diplomatic Missions in X article would be a good and repetitive task. Shushugah (talk) 11:48, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Tanganyika (disambiguation)#Requested move 22 March 2021
Requested move of Ethnic discrimination in Ethiopia
There's a proposal Talk:Ethnic discrimination in Ethiopia#Requested move 19 March 2021 to change the name of the article from Ethnic discrimination ... to Racism .... Please add Support or Oppose (in bold) or a comment, with arguments. Boud (talk) 15:02, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Updating the Mfecane
Hello everyone. The current Wikipedia article for the Mfecane, listed as "Top-Importance", is severely outdated and in need of some attention. The main point of contention concerns the origins of this period of political turmoil and consolidation. The article cites Shaka's expansion of the Zulu Kingdom as the cause, but scholarly research indicates that the process pre-dates his reign. More details are on the talk page. Any additional assistance on this would be much appreciated! Pliny the Elderberry (talk) 02:07, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
Subcategories for Category:African-American culture?
Should Wikipedia have subcategories for Category:African-American culture for specific states? Feedback welcome here. Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:32, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
Comments wanted at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jason Sendwe/archive2
Any comments or a review at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jason Sendwe/archive2 would be much appreciated. -Indy beetle (talk) 01:02, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
Split proposal for Great Migration (Serengeti)
A split proposal is in progress for Serengeti to Draft:Great Migration (Serengeti). Please discuss in at Talk:Serengeti#Split with your thoughts. Thank you. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 17:10, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
Edit warring in Eastern Security Network
There's been a bunch of POV edit warring to Eastern Security Network by new users in the past few days. I'm not nearly qualified enough to clean up the mess, or even figure out if there's a change I should revert to, or if any of the new material is worthwhile; it would be great if someone here who has a better idea of the issues could clean up. Gaelan 💬✏️ 07:43, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
For the interested
I created Africa Food Prize, feel free to improve. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:06, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
Drafts for Review
Three drafts,
- The drafts have been declined with comments by User:Zoozaz1. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:52, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
- The drafts have been resubmitted, and need to be commented on here. Robert McClenon (talk) 13:03, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
Help evaluate article on Gabon Talapoin
Hi I'm a university student editing an article on the
- Sure. Just drop a notice when you're ready. Pliny the Elderberry (talk) 19:08, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you! The article has just been expanded and any feedback or ideas would be appreciated. I will continue to work on it in the meantime. :) NoEsPu102 (talk) 09:33, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
African literature
Please could someone take a look at African literature? Some recent good-faith recent edits might look even better when wikified. Thanks, Certes (talk) 13:44, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
What do Ethiopians call the Second Italo-Ethiopian War?
The current version of the article Second Italo-Ethiopian War goes out of its way to present the Italian colloquial name for the conflict. I would like to balance this by providing the Ethiopian name as well but cannot find a source. Can anyone here inform me, and possibly suggest a source (in any language)? For context, see the discussion at Talk:Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Many thanks, Generalrelative (talk) 16:50, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
Assessment/Evaluation on 'Music of West Africa'
Hi everyone, I've recently added 1000 words or so to Music of West Africa, could I enlist my fellow WikiProject Africa members to please assess it/provide some feedback if time permits - now that it's not a stub and has more citations? I am planning on adding around another 1000 words, and a big focus throughout this process will be expanding the scope and balance of the page. Thanks! Coop253 (talk) 13:29, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
Most-viewed start article within this Wikiproject
Mansa Musa 145,039 4,834 Start--Coin945 (talk) 16:17, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
Are these articles about different things?
Hello, my geography is terrible. I suspect, but I'm not sure, that these articles refer to the same place/concept - can anyone confirm?
Thanks. Popcornfud (talk) 17:13, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- They are different things – one is a parliamentary constituency and another is a local government district. The two are often contiguous, particularly in countries that use proportional representation, but are not the same things. Number 57 18:05, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- Number 57, thanks. Added to the Jomoro disambiguation page. Popcornfud (talk) 20:29, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
The 10 most-viewed, worst-quality articles according to this Wikiproject
- 142 Senhit (singer) 86,181 2,780 Stub Low
- 327 Thieboudienne 41,355 1,334 Stub Unknown
- 371 Assimi Goïta 36,590 1,180 Stub High
- 398 Joseph Elanga 34,242 1,104 Stub Unknown
- 470 .bf 30,187 973 Stub Low
- 486 Marc Guéhi 29,256 943 Stub Low
- 26 Francis Ngannou 180,564 5,824 Start Low
- 35 Tusse 166,450 5,369 Start Low
- 36 Edi Gathegi 166,254 5,363 Start Unknown
- 46 Mount Nyiragongo 151,204 4,877 Start High
Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Popular pages--Coin945 (talk) 06:56, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
Invitation to Episode 3 of WikiAfrica Hour
Hello everyone!
This year, elections will be held for the Wikimedia Foundation. Have you ever wondered what being a board member involves? Have you thought of putting your name forward? Episode 3 of WikiAfrica Hour will demystify the WMF Board. We will be in discussion with Maria Sefidari (Former WMF Board Chair), Reda Kerbouche (WMF board election candidate), Eliane Dominique Yao (WMF board election candidate), Zita Zage (WMF Board election Facilitation for Sub-Saharan Africa region), Mahuton Possoupe (WMF Board election Facilitation for French language), Mohammed Bachounda (WMF Board election Facilitation for French language and MENA region), and Florence Devouard (Former WMF Board Chair). Join us on 25th June 2021 at 4pm UTC! Details: WikiAfrica Hour.
Cheers!
Ceslause Ogbonnaya — Preceding undated comment added 08:10, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
Help re-evaluate/re-assess the Efik mythology page
Hi everyone, i recently contributed over 4,000 words (maybe more) on the
Major revision at History of architecture
Hello, there is a major revision going on on the page History of architecture and we need your help, the main contributor is very knowledgeable on the topic, but seems to lack a background in the African front and that is starting to be reflected on the African section which, for me, sounds a bit condescending. Do you mind checking the page and giving your feedback so that we can cover all bases? @Heesxiisolehh: @إيان: @Dhtwiki: Herrikez (talk) 17:53, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
Community Notification: Free Knowledge Africa/Movement Strategy Implementation Plan
Dear all,
I wish to inform Wikiproject Africa of the proposed Free Knowledge Africa/Movement Strategy Implementation Plan; the project seeks to research and document in relation to content initiatives in underrepresented communities. There exists a huge gap about African destinations and travel information on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage without any significant attempt at carrying out a complete overhaul and improvement. The proposal seeks to develop an implementation plan. See the details of the project by using the link to the grant: [2] If you would love to join and participate, please feel free to leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Timmylegend (talk) 22:55, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Women #SheSaid rapid grants requests in 2021
The Focus Group members initiative is skills transfer and also to raise awareness of and action to counter the lack of representation of women generally, and more specifically on online platforms such as Wikipedia (or Wikiquote).It is aimed at transferring vital skills towards women and men – digital, technical, researching, writing and leadership – that allow them to access information in order to make up their own minds within their cultural specificity. The group will operate through training, mentoring, online learning, peer-to-peer support.The group membership is made of 12 women, the majority of which from Africa.Please kindly endorse the following grants proposals to support the #SheSaid initiative. Shoodho (talk) 12:44, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/ChabbieCee/She Said
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Cmwaura/SheSaid
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Sichelesile/SheSaid
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Ola/SudanSheSaid
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Faith Mwanyolo/Wiki Loves Women 2021 in Kenya
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Clementine Nyirahabihirwe/Wiki Loves Women 2021 in Rwanda
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Serieminou/WikiLovesWomen2021
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Kolobetsoo/WikiloveswomenBW2021
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Tochiprecious/SheSaid (pending the new grant system)
- m:Grants:Project/Rapid/Anthere/SheSaid (draft)
Requested move at Talk:The Gambia#Requested move 20 August 2021
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:The Gambia#Requested move 20 August 2021 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 16:13, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Northern Chad offensive#Requested move 14 August 2021
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Northern Chad offensive#Requested move 14 August 2021 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 14:37, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Invitation to join or volunteer at AfroCuration Mozambique
The Moleskine Foundation is partnering with Ethale Publishing and others across Africa to implement its WikiAfrica Education initiative and increase the visibility of Africa on Wikipedia with the aim of creating an Emakhuwa Wikipedia. With support from the Wikimedia Foundation, There would be five AfroCuration (edit a thon) events to train young Africans to edit Wikipedia. All events will be united by the theme ‘Who We Are’.
The first AfroCuration event in this series will take place on 1st and 2nd September in Mozambique, when Ethale Publishing will train a group of 60 volunteer Emakhuwa-language creators to pioneer the use of the Emakhuwa language on Wikipedia.
Dear African Wikipedian, would you like to join us in creating more articles about Africa on Wikipedia?
You can add your articles or volunteer to train new editors.
To enable us to track edits, add #AfroC and #AfroCMoz to your edit summary.
Read more here:WikiAfrica Education Page
Visit to sign up as a volunteer: Wiki Africa Education Volunteer Page
Or reach out to me via my talk page.
--Tochiprecious (talk) 16:21, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Aug 23
Hello, where can I find the recent attack in Burkina this month? Thanks! Bokoharamwatch (talk) 21:22, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
- @Bokoharamwatch: If you check the news resources at Wikipedia:WikiProject Burkina Faso#News, I believe that the All Africa site had an article about it. In Wikipedia, there probably isn't an article yet, but all the articles tagged by the project are in Category:WikiProject Burkina Faso articles. --Funandtrvl (talk) 21:35, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Andry Rajoelina
Anyone interested in updating Andry Rajoelina. A GAR has been requested and it is lacking some updates to their presidency. The GA nominator is unfortunately inactive. @Amakuru: as the reviewer. Aircorn (talk) 06:38, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Terrorist attack redirects
Hello, I have noticed that User:TompaDompa has redirected numerous terrorist attack articles this month, August 2021. Many of the articles are about attacks by Boko Haram. Most of the attacks killed dozens of people or more. If these attacks occurred in Western countries, they certainly would have independent articles. Redirecting the articles furthers a bias towards the West which is rampant on Wikipedia. Thriley (talk) 18:55, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
- I actually rather agree with you on the WP:Systemic bias issue (though I don't know if that's on Wikipedia or the sources – i.e. the news media). The reason I redirected these particular attacks is that the articles were stubs and the attacks were covered in other articles in about as much detail (or rather with more or less the same amount of quality content), making the stubs unnecessary WP:Content forks. If the articles can be expanded and reach a higher level of quality, I would of course be in favour of doing so rather than redirecting them, but having a large number of articles that could be summarized in a paragraph on a larger article is not in my opinion helpful – it just makes it more difficult to maintain the content. TompaDompa (talk) 19:08, 12 August 2021 (UTC) Which ones were they? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 18:42, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
- Yes and no, I feel like. Where reliable sources are lacking we can't just create more material because "countering systemic bias". If these attacks occurred in Western countries, they certainly would have independent articles is true, but part of that is because a Boko Haram attack would be way more unusual in a Western country than, say, Nigeria. Stuff out of the norm tends to make larger news. -Indy beetle (talk) 02:39, 13 August 2021 (UTC) Which ones were they? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 18:42, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Alaouite dynasty#Requested move 15 August 2021
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Two useful sources
Rethinking the Mandara political landscape: enslavement, climate and an entry into history in the second millennium AD].What Was the Wandala State, and Who Are the Wandala?].
Definitely RS, author is a full professor and a vice-chancellor of his university. Doug Weller talk 12:52, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
Re: Draft:Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority
Please view and expand the draft. Hope you might have invaluable experience with the local sources. --Gryllida (talk, e-mail) 03:38, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
African women’s football teams
I was going through the GAR requests at
- @Aircorn: I just had a look at the Burundi article. Quite frankly, it's going to need quite a bit of work. Sources don't appear to be very forthcoming. For example, I can find coverage on the status of women's football in general (two years old from IWACU) but nothing specifically about a national team, which appears to be sort of an ad hoc enterprise anyhow. It doesn't help that some of the sources are now dead links, and the somewhat exploratory style in which the article was originally written and passed GA with (which seems more of a variegated discussion about football for women in Africa in general and with a locus in Burundi, but not about this specific team) probably wouldn't have made it through GA now. It's a shame, since WikiProject Burundi has hardly any GAs, but without the requisite sources (or more knowledge on football coverage on my part) I don't think there is much I can do. -Indy beetle (talk) 00:06, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for looking. I didn't have much luck either in my short search. It doesn't need a whole lot of info added to keep its status in my opinion, but it should be updated. Maybe a better approach would be to merge these articles with low coverage into a womens football in Africa style article? The WIR wikiproject is looking into them, so maybe they will turn something up. Aircorn (talk) 17:58, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
- I think a Women's football in Burundi article would be best, and there's actually much more forthcoming sourcing on that. The way it looks now "Burundi women's national football team" doesn't even have enough coverage on its own to pass the notability guideline (if you look at the article most of the sources are not about a Burundi women's national team). -Indy beetle (talk) 00:23, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for looking. I didn't have much luck either in my short search. It doesn't need a whole lot of info added to keep its status in my opinion, but it should be updated. Maybe a better approach would be to merge these articles with low coverage into a womens football in Africa style article? The WIR wikiproject is looking into them, so maybe they will turn something up. Aircorn (talk) 17:58, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
Cup
More on this topic, like to draw footy lovers to aisha Buhari cup. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 06:43, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
Community Notification: Free Knowledge Leaders Program
Hello everyone,
This is to announce to Wikiproject Africa the proposed Free Knowledge Leaders Program. The Free Knowledge Leaders Program is a capacity-building program that will equip free knowledge enthusiasts and beginners with the skills required to become free and open knowledge advocates. The details of the project can be accessed by using the link to the grant: [3] You can leave a message on my talk page if you would love to be a part of it. Thank you. Timmylegend (talk) 17:44, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
Invitation to Episode 6 of WikiAfrica Hour
Hello everyone! it's a pleasure to invite you to WikiAfrica Hour episode 6, where we'll be engaging some of the people working under some of the wiki acronyms that awaken curiosity. Join us on 8th October 2021, at 4pm UTC. Details: WikiAfrica Hour Ceslause (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:47, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
oct 9
In the past week there has been a military rescue in nigeria, and a severe drowning in the drc. Anything here on the wp? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 12:20, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
FAR for Mozambican War of Independence
I have nominated
Invitation as guest speaker to Episode 7 of WikiAfrica Hour (WikiIndaba 2021 special edition)
Hello everyone! it's a pleasure to invite you to WikiAfrica Hour episode 7 (WikiIndaba 2021 virtual Conference special edition), where we shall be engaging some special guests from WMF Community Resources team on what he recent changes at the Community Resources mean for you, and how the changes affect the work Wikimedians do . Join us tomorrow 4th November 2021, at 4:30pm UTC. Details: WikiAfrica Hour Ceslause (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 21:38, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!
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- Overall winner
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Discussion regarding GEONet Names Server (GNS) at RSN
See here. Site is used as a source in about 43,000 articles related to various geographical locations world-wide, including in Africa. FOARP (talk) 09:45, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
Rhodesian mission in Lisbon Featured article review
I have nominated
Malawi Independence Medal
Please rotate the image of the ribbon by 180 degrees at Malawi Independence Medal to bring the colours of the ribbon in correct order as per the royal proclamation. Peter Ormond 💬 19:28, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
Human rights in Togo
This article is severely outdated, with no references from after 2013 until I updated the table. Not even the assessment rating for the article has been updated since November 2012; most of the content was added in January 2013. I will need help updating the article; here are some links to the most recent editions of the sources used.
- Freedom House: [4]
- Amnesty International: [5]
- Oddly, The New Humanitarian doesn't provide a convenient search function for this country.
- USCIRF: [6]
- United States Department of Labor: [7]
- United States Department of State: [8], [9]
The tricky part is that some information in the current article should be kept for historical information. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:24, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
Invitation to Episode 8 of WikiAfrica Hour
Hello everyone! It’s happening today at 4pm UTC. Come hear about the projects/initiatives putting faces to the faceless. Guests include Sherry Antoine from AfroCrowd, Alacool from Les Sans PagEs, and Anna Torres from Concorso Ilustratona. You can join the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq56z1jT7hg Ceslause (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 13:59, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
FAR for Barthélemy Boganda
I have nominated
Featured Article Save Award for Barthélemy Boganda
There is a
Assistance Required Gathering Sources for List of indigenous peoples
Please see the discussion at
There is also an ongoing discussion regarding the terms of inclusion in this list, which you are welcome to get involved in.
Potential hoax page Reino de Tigr (Ethiopia)
I tried posting this over at WikiProject Ethiopia but no one's bitten so far: It's been suggested that the page Reino de Tigr, created December 2021, is a hoax, created due to the current conflict in Ethiopia. I don't know enough about the subject to judge, but it's certainly very odd that the article title is not in English (or Tigrayan) but Spanish. I'd like to bring it to the attention of people who might be able to fix the problem if it's not a real thing.--Ermenrich (talk) 19:09, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
A submission
Hello, something very interesting. Edit if you can pls. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 17:58, 7 January 2022 (UTC) ps 2 months? Maybe I've made a mistake.
It seems I was proven right. The review occurred sooner than I thought, though, and the rationale mystifies. Have a look. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 20:11, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
And again. Wanna give up. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 15:47, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
Well, I've decided to post the reasoning. Here goes.... Bokoharamwatch (talk) 19:30, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
Submission declined on 8 January 2022 by Dan arndt (talk). This submission appears to be a news report of a single event and may not be notable enough for an article in Wikipedia. Please see Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#NEWS and Wikipedia:Notability (people)#People notable for only one event for more information.
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Submission declined on 7 January 2022 by Eagleash ( 2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping instead. Declined by Eagleash 2 years ago. |
- Don't give up Bokoharamwatch. Keep on monitoring the deterioration of security in West and Central Africa. Your work will be appreciated in the future. Unfortunately there is Western bias in editing on Wiki. Africa is just as important as the USA or Western Europe. Regards. Conlinp (talk) 04:16, 9 January 2022 (UTC) Not giving up like 'that'/'that way'. Thanks, though. I meant on article. I have just pissed off a few by creating several massacre stubs, so I decided to refocus on the insurgencies I used to do. Still, this's still dozens/scores maybe even hundreds of potential articles. Well, this isn't the first time I'm clarifying. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 12:43, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
GAR for Burundi women's national football team
Burundi women's national football team has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. -Indy beetle (talk) 04:02, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Requesting input at Talk:Maba people#Maba to Burgu change
I ran into something strange on this page. Two years ago a short-lived SPA changed all incidents of "Maba" to "Burgu". There was no prior discussion, no explanation in the edit summary, and the article Maba people was not renamed. I'm guessing it's a case of a more current name for the same ethnicity rather than article hijacking or vandalism, but it's not my area and the article is not widely followed, so I'm posting here in hopes of getting some knowledgeable input. Thanks Meters (talk) 01:09, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
- From https://books.google.ca/books?id=u9Lq_8Ozf5cC&pg=PA1129 it appears that the original topic of this article may have been the Mabas, of which the Borgu are but one component group. Meters (talk) 01:32, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Côte d'Ivoire
Hi, Ivory Coast changed officially its name in 1985 to Côte d'Ivoire [10]. By decree dated on October 14, 1985, the Ivoirian government decided to name the country "Côte d’Ivoire" and to no longer accept translations of this French name [11]. Isn't it time to put this official name in the wikipedia pages concerning this country ? [12] [13] A similar example is that of Costa Rica.
Add a request in WikiProject Countries talk page and WikiProject Ivory Coast talk page. --Fayçal.09 (talk) 09:09, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
I added a request move here. --Fayçal.09 (talk) 09:42, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
- The official name of a country is irrelevant; we go by the common name – hence why we have North Korea and South Korea. Number 57 18:26, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to Episode 9 of WikiAfrica Hour (Offline tech bridge)
Happy new year everyone!
I hope this finds you well.
This is to invite you to the Episode 9 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Offline tech bridge', slated to hold on 28th January 20221, at 4:00 pm UTC. Details:WikiAfrica Hour.
Ceslause — Preceding undated comment added 20:38, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
WP:AFPR repurposing of shortcut
I would like to repurpose
- We didn't use the shortcut, as we decided to rename to Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAfrofuturist. However, the campaign is running throughout the month of February, and it includes several topics toed to Africa, and you're welcome to participate.--Pharos (talk) 16:10, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Stereotypes of Africa article needs more nuance
If anybody is willing to help expand on Stereotypes of Africa it would be greatly appreciated. Dwanyewest (talk) 13:14, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to Episode 10 of WikiAfrica Hour
Dear Wikimedians,
This is to invite you to episode 10 of WikiAfrica Hour where guests Candy Khohliwe from Wiki Loves Africa Botswana, Sadik Shahadu from Wiki Loves Earth Ghana and Douglas Scott from Wiki Loves Monuments South Africa, share their experience in building communities through organizing photo contests locally. Join us on 25th February 2022, at 4:00 PM UTC. Details:WikiAfrica Hour.Ceslause (talk) 18:38, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
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Dear all,
This is to invite you to WikiAfrica Hour episode 11, titled Podcasting Wikipedia Women, where we'll be celebrating some Wiki women, and their podcast initiatives. Date: 25th March 2022. Time: 4pm UTC. Details: WikiAfrica Hour Ceslause (talk) 11:05, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Draft:Afro-Pakistanis, can some one adopt it?
Greetings,
Happen to come across a interesting Draft:Afro-Pakistanis which still needs refs and other updates. I suppose, it will be good if some one comes forward to adopt and update the article draft; since the user who created seems to have been blocked for some other reason.
Thanks and warm regards
Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 08:05, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
FAR for Chad
I have nominated
Requested move at Talk:Ministry of Environment, Foresty and Tourism (Namibia)#Requested move 24 March 2022
Article titles for rulers of the Mali Empire
I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Royalty and Nobility about what conventions should be followed for titling articles on the mansas of Mali. Ornithopsis (talk) 04:13, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
Content dispute at Ethiopia
There is a content dispute at the main article Ethiopia (Talk:Ethiopia#April 2022) that would benefit from input from knowledgeable editors.--Cúchullain t/c 19:10, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
Paragon D Flowkiller
Udochukwu Emeka Ekpe known as Paragon D Flowkiller is a fast raising Nigerian singer Jimeen (talk) 07:00, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to Episode 12 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled, "Who is Maryana Iskander?"
Dear all,
This is to invite you to the episode 12 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled, "Who is Maryana Iskander?", where Maryana Iskander will be sharing her plans, aspirations for the Wikimedia Foundation, and her approach towards solving the movement-related problems. Date:22nd April 2022, Time:4pm UTC. Come prepared with questions you would like to ask her, or better still drop the questions via https://w.wiki/55Fs for us to ask on your behalf. Ceslause (talk) 20:26, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to Episode 12 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled, "Who is Maryana Iskander?"
Hello everyone! It promises to be an interesting conversation on community diversity, Annual planning, motivations, aspirations, as we sit with the CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, w:Maryana Iskander. Date: 22nd April 2022. Time:4pm UTC. You can drop questions via https://w.wiki/55Fs or ask them Live during the session. Ceslause (talk) 10:26, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
Merge Poverty in Africa with main Africa page
I would like to propose that this page be merged into the Africa page. I do not make this proposition lightly or without deep thought.
Here's why I am proposing this change. I teach an undergraduate information literacy course to undergraduate students, mostly freshmen. They arrive at university with a false impression that Africa is 1 place with 1 set of problems which can be solved by the UN or some NGOs. They then try to write a 3-5 page paper on something relating to a UNSDG. Often with research questions such as "How can the UN reduce poverty in Africa." When I tell them this is too broad for a 3-5 page paper and that Africa is too big and diverse to have 1 problem with poverty etc...They then say but Wikipedia does that and they are correct. However, this article and others like it are very misleading to my students here in Florida and I bet in other US states who have a weak grasp of geography.
I also noticed while looking into this issue that Wikipedia has articles for poverty in individual western countries and Asian countries with no over arching "Poverty in Europe," "Poverty in North America," or "Poverty in Asia" articles, there is one for Africa and one for South America. This is very problematic. It reinforces, pejorative, colonial views that those giant diverse land masses can be addressed as whole places with so much in common that 1 article is acceptable. It reinforces the opinion of many in the US that Africa is 1 country, with massive problems which needs "our" help.
I find it very distressing that Wikipedia, a resource I contribute to, continues to reinforce such antiquated views of Africa. I know that news organizations, NGOs, the UN, and other governments discuss Africa as a whole but that is no excuse for Wikipedia to continue to breathe life into centuries old colonial views.
In summation, please consider eliminating all the articles which address Africa as a singularity and add to or create entries which deal with Africa in a similar way to other continents (other than those for South America). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kierstyc (talk • contribs) 22:12, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
- I know that news organizations, NGOs, the UN, and other governments discuss Africa as a whole - and that is precisely why we have an article on it, even if the article quite bad and needs improvement. It's considered a valid category for study (Brookings Institute World Bank), whether we like it or not. The African Union, somewhat by its very nature, looks at poverty on a continent wide basis ([14]). It is not our job to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. If anything, it seems like we are potentially missing the "poverty in Europe" and so on articles (example). -Indy beetle (talk) 00:19, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for explaining the rational. I understand that but my students and I bet many other students and non-students don't understand. Could there be a sentence or 2 in the introduction which say something like;
- While the African Union, the UN and other organizations look at poverty in Africa as a whole, the efficacy is questionable. Africa is a large, diverse continent, with multiple conflicting and confounding reasons why African nations typically fall toward the bottom of any list measuring small size economic activity, such as income per capita or GDPper capita, despite a wealth of natural resources.
- I have 2 more weeks of intense grading but after that I can help fix and source this article more appropriately if that would help. I am a senior instructor at the University of South Florida with an MLIS and an MA in International Affairs. I've only ever done a tiny bit of editing in the past. So I would need and appreciate a lot of help making sure I get things in Wikipedia style. Kierstyc (talk) 15:54, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
- Per WP:NODISCLAIMERS, we can't just go around adding statements because we find something unfortunate or disagree with its logic. We would need sources, particularly scholarly ones, which openly criticize an attempt to analyze poverty in Africa on a continental basis for us to have a reason to add such a statement. I have, however, seen scholarly & good news sources which make note of the stereotypes of poverty in Africa and poverty porn media coverage, so we could probably create a section in the article like "Public perception" or "Media depictions" which discuss the phenomenon. -Indy beetle (talk) 05:17, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
- I can help work on that in a couple of weeks. I've seen similar articles such as that and ones addressing my suggested sentence. I just didn't want to spend time finding sources if there wasn't a possiblity of the suggestions being accepted. I really appreciate all your feedback. Kierstyc (talk) 15:28, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
- Per
User script to detect unreliable sources
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to
- John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14. (
John Smith "[https://www.deprecated.com/article Article of things]" ''Deprecated.com''. Accessed 2020-02-14.
)
and turns it into something like
- John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
It will work on a variety of links, including those from {{cite web}}, {{cite journal}} and {{doi}}.
The script is mostly based on
Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.
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This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
Notability of Abu-Abdullah Adelabu
I was looking over the page on the
- Having looked at some of the sources, I say take it to AfD. -Indy beetle (talk) 09:51, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
Metamizole (Dipyrone) medication availability in African countries
World map of availability of Metamizole (Dipyrone) Over-the-counter with limited restrictions. Available, but no data on the requirement of prescriptions. Prescription-only, with fairly limited restrictions on its use. Prescription-only, with extensive restrictions on its use. Banned for human use. It may still be used by veterinary cases. No data. |
Hello,
I have recently worked on the Metamizole (Dipyrone) article, and I have tried to improve the availability map as much as I could.
I would like to ask help in knowing in which countries it is available OTC, if it needs prescription, or if it is not available/banned.
If you have information and don't want to edit the map yourself, you can comment at the File Talk page c:File_talk:Metamizole_(Dipyrone)_Availability_World_Map.svg and that would be enormously helpful. There are some countries that it is not available at the drug store, and only for hospitalized patients (Kuwait and Bangladesh), so asking a pharmacist could help clear any doubt.
Thanks! :)
—Arthurfragoso (talk) 20:01, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!
Greetings!
The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!
Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.
The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:
- Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
- Diversity winner - $100
- Gender-gap fillers - $100
- Language Winners - up to $100*
Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)
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Invitation to episode 13 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled "AfroGLAM"
Dear wikimedians,
This is to invite you to the episode 13 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled AfroGLAM.
The episode aims to celebrate some of the GLAM initiatives happening in Africa.
Guests include:
- Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Director of Training, African Library and Information Associations (AfLIA)
- Arch. Nassima Chahboun, Chair and Co-founder, Wiki World Heritage User Group
- Dr. Ngozi Osadebe, Organizer, Art+Feminism
- Nina Yeboah, Program Manager, Art+Feminism
Date: 3rd June 2022 Time: 4pm UTC
Details:https://w.wiki/3E6L
Ceslause (talk) 21:09, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to episode 14 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled WikiGovernance "On Board"
Dear wikimedians,
This is to invite you to the episode 14 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled WikiGovernance "On Board".
The episode aims to provide a platform for the community to meet the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election candidates from Africa, to learn their motivations and aspirations for joining the race.
Guests include:
- Tobechukwu Precious Friday, WMF Board of Trustees 2022 election candidate
- Gilbert Ndihokubwayo, WMF Board of Trustees 2022 election candidate
- Abderamane Abakar Brahim, WMF Board of Trustees 2022 election candidate
- Joris Darlington Quarshie, WMF Board of Trustees 2022 election candidate
- Egbe Eugene Agbor, WMF Board of Trustees 2022 election candidate
Date: 24th June 2022 Time: 4pm UTC
Details:https://w.wiki/3E6L
Ceslause (talk) 23:14, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
Ethiopian deaths
The recent massacre has been nominated. Pls see in the news section. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 04:37, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
What can this WP tell us about any similar massacres, especially those that might've been missed? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 04:44, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
Notice of Good Article reassessment
Hi there! This is a notice that I have opened an individual Good Article reassessment on the article Guinea-Bissau women's national football team, which falls under the domain of this WikiProject. The review can be seen at this link (Talk:Guinea-Bissau women's national football team/GA2) and any editor is welcome to help fix it up so that it can maintain GA status. Thanks! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:15, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
Additionally, I have opened the following reassessments as well. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 06:13, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
FYI some possibly relevant past discussions Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Africa/Archive_12#Nigerian_women's_football_/_soccer_initiative_(WP:WOSO-NG), Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Africa/Archive_12#African_women’s_football_teams. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 04:56, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
Several issues
I've several issues. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 21:52, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
Three, in fact, at least. An article, firstly and secondly, on Cameroun and Nigeria apiece have been moved to drafts (July 2015 Adamawa and Borno States attacks, August 2021 Cameroon clashes) but a similar article on Chad wasn't (2005 Chad attacks). Also the kidnap attempt I discussed earlier was also denied. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 21:55, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
More, pls see below. (Ethiopia discussion). Bokoharamwatch (talk) 04:38, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
More still, see below. Missed massacres. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 20:40, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
Missed massacres
Where do I start? How does one begin? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 20:50, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
Well the section above. Almost certainly too late for nominations. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 21:00, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
Mali, B Faso (2ce each), Ethiopia. All (practically) too late. Chad and Congo (last year) may not still even exist. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 21:07, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
Notice of Good Article reassessments
Hi there! This is a notice that I have opened several individual Good Article reassessments on articles which fall under the domain of this WikiProject. These reviews can be seen at the following links:
- Talk:Madagascar women's national football team/GA2
- Talk:Mauritius women's national football team/GA2
- Talk:Niger women's national football team/GA2
- Talk:Rwanda women's national football team/GA3
- Talk:Seychelles women's national football team/GA2
- Talk:Sierra Leone women's national football team/GA2
- Talk:Sudan women's national football team/GA3
Any editor is welcome to help fix up these articles so that they can maintain GA status. Thanks! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 16:44, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Africa 2022-Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign
Dear Wikimedians,
We wish to notify you that Wiki Loves Africa 2022-Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign has started
Use images collected from Wiki Loves Africa to improve Wikipedia articles and win prizes!!!
Apart from the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos international campaign prizes, WIki Loves Africa is offering some prizes too!
Deadline: 31st August 2022
To learn how to participate, visit https://w.wiki/5TEy Ceslause (talk) 21:32, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
GAR notices
Madagascar women's national football team has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article.
Mauritius women's national football team has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 17:10, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to episode 14 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled WikiGovernance "On Board"
WikiAfrica Hour episode 14 is back & better! What has the Wikimedia Foundation elections committee been up to? What planing and processes are involved in WMF 2022 Board elections? Don't miss the answers to these questions and more as we engage Abhishek Suryawanshi from Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, and the Top 6 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections candidates like Tobechukwu Precious Friday, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Mike Peel, Kunal Mehta & Farah Jack Mustaklem, as they share their experiences so far, and aspirations if elected! Come prepared with your questions!
- Date: 5th August 2022
- Time: 4pm UTC
Details:https://w.wiki/4NCj Ceslause (talk) 20:23, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
Charles Atangana Featured article review
I have nominated
Jews of Color
Please contribute to this new article draft on Jews of Color.--Coin945 (talk) 20:08, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to episode 15 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Wikimedians In Residence
Dear Wikimedians,
I'm delighted to invite you to episode 15 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Wikimedians In Residence.
The session is focused on shining light on the marriage between Wikimedia and some host organisations and its members who are interested in a productive relationship with the encyclopedia and its community.
To make the experience a fun and memorable one, we have invited the following guest speakers:
- Bobby Shabangu - WiR, United Nations Development Programme, South Africa
- Florence Devouard - WiR, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Nicolas Vigneron - WiR, Clermont Auvergne University
- Alice Kibombo - WiR, African Library and Information Associations (AfLIA)
- Daniel Obiokeke - WiR, The Africa Narrative
- Date: 2nd September 2022
- Time: 4pm UTC
- Details: https://w.wiki/5dft Ceslause (talk) 16:48, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to episode 16 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Wiki Identity
Dear Wikimedians,
It is my pleasure to invite you to episode 16 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Wiki Identity.
The session is focused on sharing details about how branding happens around the movement, choices, modifications, etc.
Guest speakers include:
- Zack McCune - Director of Brand, Wikimedia Foundation
- Erina Mukuta - Wikimedia Sound Logo community liaison
- Date: 23rd September 2022
- Time: 4pm UTC
- Details: w.wiki/5dft
Ceslause (talk) 11:51, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
Eritrea under Isaias Afwerki
There is currently a discussion about what to do with this page; any input would be appreciated! Felix QW (talk) 10:12, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 10:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
That probably was cryptic... why do we care about that? This RM involves about 50 state funeral articles, including at least one that is related to this WP. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:14, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to episode 17 of WikiAfrica Hour, title Wiki Loves Africa 2022: Winners
Dear all,
It's my pleasure to invite you to episode 17 of WIkiAfrica Hour, titled "Wiki Loves Africa 2022: Winners".
It's an episode focused on hearing from the winners of the Wiki Loves Africa 2022 International prizes, to understand their photography journeys, their conviction around using photos and videos to tell stories, documentary photography, etc, and the selection process carried out by the Wiki Loves Africa 2022 International jury.
Guests include:
- Miriam Nwosah, Member - Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Int'l jury
- Anas Adam, Member - Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Int'l jury
- Summer Kamal - 1st prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
- Mohamed Hozyen - 2nd prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
- Ayorinde Ogundele - 3rd prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
- Green Wilfred Somoni - Best video prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
- Mohammed Yousry, Special Collection prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
- Date: 28th October 2022
- Time: 4:00 PM UTC
- Details: http://w.wiki/5dft
Ceslause (talk) 21:44, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Djibouti (city)#Requested move 28 October 2022
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Djibouti (city)#Requested move 28 October 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 16:24, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
Job opening
m:Wiki In Africa is looking for a « Community Facilitator » part time. Distance. Flexible hours. To work on exciting projects such as Wiki Loves Africa. Timeline to apply extended till Feb 6th.
Check out :https://www.wikiinafrica.org/2022/01/17/wiki-in-africa-is-expanding-community-facilitator-2022/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthere (talk • contribs) 23:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
FAR for Paul Kruger
I have nominated
Invitation to episode 18 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled How user groups are run
Dear all,
I wish to invite you to the episode 18 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled How user groups are run.
This episode is focused of shining light on what is takes to run a user group, how defunct communities are revived, how communities obtain recognition at Affiliations Committee, and lots more!
Guests include:
- Tochiprecious - Co-founder, Igbo Wikimedians User Group
- Candy Khohliwe - Program Coordinator, Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana
- Manavpreet Kaur - Staff liaison, Affiliations Committee
- Dumisani Ndubane Former Staff liaison, Affiliations Committee
- Date:25th November 2022
- Time: 4pm UTC
- Details:http://w.wiki/5dft
Ceslause (talk) 20:23, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!
Hello, |
Sources need: Lucy Kayiwa
I have created a draft for Lucy Kayiwa but it needs more sources for notability. I'm hoping that someone with better access to sources emanating from Africa could fill in what this needs. Thanks, 19:56, 3 December 2022 (UTC) Lamona (talk) 19:56, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
Invitation to episode 19 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Free, Open & Cool!
Dear all,
I'm glad to invite you to the episode 19 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Free, Open & Cool!.
This episode is focused on learning the criteria that a tool must meet before being adopted in the movement. We'll also learn more about what makes a tool cool, as the second part of the episode will feature a watch party of the 2022 Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award.
Guest is:
- Egbe Eugene Agbor - Volunteer Wikimedia Developer
- Date:16th December 2022
- Time: 4:30 pm UTC
- Details:http://w.wiki/5dft
Ceslause (talk) 20:58, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
The section on post-1950 history, including decolonisation, is extremely thin. Very little on apartheid. No mention of the Suez crisis. Since it's such an important article I expect people will want to boost it up a bit. The historiography section at the end is also problematic. Thanks. Itsmejudith (talk) 19:03, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
Proposed split for South Africa article
Good tidings to you all. I proposed a split for the South Africa article to be split into one for the Apartheid era and the modern era on Talk:South_Africa#Splitting_this_article_into_South_Africa_and_Republic_of_South_Africa_, I of course need this project's opinion. Thank you.
HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 17:11, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
Featured article review for Nafanan language
I have nominated
Songhai people has multiple issues
Hello,
I noticed that the article about the Songhai people has more issues than I could possibly explain. I think it may benefit from a full rewrite, but I am by no means an expert in any of the relevant areas of study so I thought it'd be better to leave a message at WikiProject Ethnic groups and WikiProject Africa to bring it to the attention of people more qualified to help.
Thank you,
Vanilla Wizard 💙 03:58, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Deletion review for Category:Recipients of the National Order of the Lion, Category:Recipients of Order of the Star of Ethiopia, etc
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Category:Recipients of the National Order of the Lion and other similar Ethiopian order of merits. You might want to participate in the deletion review. FuzzyMagma (talk) 07:09, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
International reactions to Algeria-South Africa and Algeria-South Sudan relations
I am pointing out this open discussion in case anyone is interested. 37.163.204.139 (talk) 13:29, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
Burkinabè/Burkinabé
Please see this discussion regarding the correct demonym for the country of Burkina Faso. Thanks, Nehme1499 11:12, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
Invitation to episode 20 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled Open gatherings: One movement
Dear all,
I am delighted to invite you to episode 20 of WikiAfrica Hour titled, Open gatherings: One movement.
The episode is dedicated to understanding the new dynamics around conferences within the Wikimedia movement and experiences by former Core Organizing Team members of some conferences.
Guests include:
- Ndahiro Derrick - Planning and Organising lead, WikiIndaba 2022
- Euphemia Uwandu - Lead organiser, Wikimedia Youth Conference 2023 by The WikiVibrance Project
- Butch Bustria - Event lead + Chair of Program subcommittee, 2023 Wikimania
- Gnangarra Lake - Chair, 2023 Wikimania Scholarship sub-committee
- Vanj Padilla - Co-lead, 2023 Wikimania Documentation & Event Communication Subcommittee
- Emmanuelle KAKOU - Member, 2023 WikiConvention francophone Core Organizing Team
- Date: 27th January 2023
- Time:4pm UTC
- Details: http://w.wiki/5dft
Ceslause (talk) 19:18, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
GA nomination for Albert Luthuli
Hello all, I just want to inform everyone that I've nominated the article Albert Luthuli for GA and ask for your help reviewing it. Thanks. Iamawesomeautomatic (talk) 15:21, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Africa Office Hours : February 2023
Hello Everyone,
There will be Wiki Loves Africa Office Hours on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th, February 2023. Below are the details:
French: Friday February 3, 2023 (18:00 PM UTC)
English: Friday February 3, 2023 (17:00 PM UTC)
:Saturday February 4, 2023 (13:00 PM UTC)
Come prepared with your questions, suggestions and concerns.
Details can be found here
Best Wilson O (talk) 09:16, 3 February 2023 (UTC)