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Event:WAH Episode 54 - Mapping Africa, Visualizing Knowledge and Communities

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Start and end time16:00, 28 January 2026 – 17:30, 28 January 2026
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WikiAfrica Hour is a monthly live discussion that supports the activities of the WikiAfrica movement and Wikimedians across Africa.

WikiAfrica Hour's intention is to: Share current updates and highlights of African Wikimedian activities Interact with guest(s) (if any), and take questions from community members Promote synergy within the Wiki community by discussing topics, projects, constraints, collaborations, and opportunities.

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Join us for a special episode of WikiAfrica Hour as we explore the power of maps in documenting, visualizing, and sharing knowledge across Africa! In this episode, our guests share their experiences with mapping projects that connect geospatial data to Wikimedia projects like Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Commons. Learn how African communities are using maps to document local knowledge, address sustainability and climate challenges, and make African knowledge more visible globally.


Date & time: Wednesday 28th January 2026, at 4 pm UTC

Guest Host

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  • Erina Mukuta: co-created Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, A training and event coordinator for Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda


Guests

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  • Geoffrey Kateregga: Community Projects Lead at HOT (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team) and a leading open knowledge advocate in Uganda. Active with HOT since 2015, he has worked on projects including Ramani Huria (Tanzania), Refugee Mapping (Uganda), Financial Inclusion, and LEGIT (Liberia). A co-founder of OpenStreetMap Uganda and the Wikimedia communities in Uganda, Geoffrey has also played a key role in Wiki Loves Africa since 2014, supporting its growth in Uganda and across Africa.
  • Romeo Ronald: an open knowledge advocate and leader with Open Knowledge South Sudan, working across OpenStreetMap, Wikimedia, and community media. His work focuses on connecting experts and volunteers to build shared public knowledge that supports human rights, education, and climate action.
  • Micheal Kaluba: a Wikimedia contributor from Uganda with a strong interest in contributing to Wikipedia, as well as an active mapper with OpenStreetMap Uganda.

In Focus Section

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Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia!

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