The results of the 2024 Wiki Loves Africa contest have been announced! Wiki Loves Africa is an annual media contest that celebrates the richness, diversity and beauty of Africa by encouraging participants and contributors to upload their media to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia.
This year, Wiki Loves Africa called for images, video and audio that reflected its 2024 theme of Africa Creates, which was specially chosen by the community to celebrate 10 years since the contest first launched in 2014. The continent-wide call, and the many events organised by local chapters and usergroups (whose continued support have been integral to making this project a highlight in many African Wikimedian’s and photographer’s calendars alike) resulted in a total of 14,163 entries that were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by 796 media specialists and photographers representing 45 countries, 50% of whom were entirely new to the Wikimedia projects!
The competition ran from 1 March to 30 April. Then, the incredible task of the volunteer reviewers and international jurors began: sorting through thousands of entries and picking out the winners. The Wiki Loves Africa 2024 International Jury is comprised of 15 professional photographers, filmmakers, and media specialists from Africa, as well as international Wikimedians who are Commons experts, to select the international winners.
It has been inspiring for the Wiki in Africa team to witness the creativity and work ethic of media makers from across the continent in response to the theme, as well as the enthusiasm of local organisers from Cape Town to Cairo. Wilson would have been proud.
The 2024 Wiki Loves Africa winners across three prize categories hail from five countries.
The international prizes are:
Photography
- 1st prize: US$1000 – “L’artisan graveur” by Fawzi Demmane (Algeria)
- Joint 2nd prize: US$900 – “تجفيف زهور عباد القمر” by Doaa Adel Ahmed Mohamed (Egypt)
- Joint 2nd prize: US$900 – “Gusarura Icyayi” by Germain Mutijima (Rwanda)
- 3rd prize: US$800 – “MN004” by Mohamed Nageeb Nasr (Egypt)
Video
- Narrative video prize: USD1000 – “Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Students works for Africa create” by Eeman Oyiza (Nigeria)
- Reportage video prize: USD1000 – “The Master Carver and a Message – A Documentary By Green Wilfred Somoni” by Green Wilfred Somoni (Nigeria)
- Clip video prize: USD$200 – “Africa-creates-realisateur-charles-yao-brou-from-wiki-loves-africa-cote-divoire-fan-club” by Charles Yao Brou (Cote d’Ivoire)
AudioBest audio prize: USD$800 – “The African Anthem” by Abubakar Abdullahi Tanimu (Nigeria)
Read about the motivations behind each winning image, video and audio and the impressions of the jury members, and meet the winners in the October edition of WikiAfrica Hour.
Congratulations to all!! View the national winners here.
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