Wiki In Africa ‘s 12th annual continental photo contest is underway — and dozens of Wikimedia community organisers across Africa are making it happen on the ground.

Wiki Loves Africa (WLA) is back! The much-loved Wikimedia Commons contest opened for entries on 1 March 2026, inviting photographers, filmmakers, audio artists, and visual storytellers from across Africa — and beyond — to document the continent’s rites and rituals for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. The contest runs until 30 April 2026, and, as it does every year, it is supported by a network of community organisers spanning more than 30 countries.

The 2026 theme — Rites & Rituals — is as expansive as it is intimate. It encompasses naming ceremonies and funerals, pilgrimages and morning routines, masquerades and coffee ceremonies. As the contest framing puts it, a ritual might be as intimate as braiding hair or as expansive as a harvest festival.…