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Jollof and Knowledge: Wikimedia Ghana User Group Celebrates Wikipedia 25!

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WMGH Wikipedia 25 Jollof Party. Image by: Pnelson (WMGH), CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Wikimedia Ghana User Group (WMGH) held its second nationwide Jollof party on 17 January 2026 to celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary. The Wikipedia 25 Jollof Party took place across eight Wikimedia Ghana User Group regional nodes, bringing together active editors from across the country for food, fun, and community. In Ghana and across West Africa, Jollof rice is a popular dish, known for bringing people together**. ** It is enjoyed from weddings and birthdays to funerals and other social gatherings. So central is it to celebrations that there is a common saying, *“*A party without Jollof is just a meeting”. Choosing Jollof as the centerpiece of our event was intentional, reflecting the essence of community and collaboration that defines the Wikimedia movement.…

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