WikiAfrica Hour/Episodes/2026
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In an era of misinformation, disinformation, and growing distrust in digital platforms, how does Wikipedia continue to stand as one of the most trusted sources of knowledge online? In this episode of WikiAfrica Hour, we explore how Wikipedia fights false and misleading information through community-driven governance, transparent policies, and collective responsibility. Our conversation dives into real challenges such as edit conflicts, bias, and representation, while also reflecting on the role of local languages, artificial intelligence, and media literacy in shaping the future of trustworthy knowledge. As a closing episode, this discussion highlights not only how Wikipedia protects the truth—but why open, collaborative knowledge remains more important than ever.
Our guests are...
- Bassem Marwan Fleifel, Researcher specializing in Ottoman history. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law, followed by a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Modern and Contemporary History from Beirut Arab University. He published five academic papers, as well as five books, and a number of journalistic articles. He has been an editor on Arabic Wikipedia since September 2007 and has served as an administrator since 2010. He currently holds the record for the highest number of edits on Arabic Wikipedia.
- Adélaïde Calais, Project manager for Francophonie and diversity, for Wikimedia France.
- Martins Ayotunde, a fact-checker and investigative journalist with over 7 years experience. He currently works with the Academy team at Code for Africa where he designs and delivers training programs on mis/disinformation, open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigations, data journalism, and AI deployment in newsrooms. He has conducted trainings for Wikimedians across Africa notable among which is a training on electoral integrity for Wikipedia editors in Ghana and a presentation/panel session with WMF at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum, Zambia.
Hosting them
- Michel Bakni, He holds a Ph.D in Electronics. He is a lecturer in ESTIA Institute of Technology in France. He is a long-time Wikipedian with 10 years of contribution. His +120k edits in the Arabic Wikipedia focus on Feature contents. Michel is also a graphics maker with more than +3k images uploaded to Commons.
Aired Live on: 25th February 2026
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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.
Our guests are...
- 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.
Hosting them
- Erina Mukuta, co-created Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, A training and event coordinator for Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda
Aired Live on: 28th January 2026
In Focus:
Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia!!