▁ ▁Non - pro fit ▁foundation ▁Let tera 2 7 ▁and ▁contemporary ▁art ▁platform ▁Africa ▁Centre ▁joined ▁together ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁obtain ▁more ▁information ▁from ▁Afr icans ▁about ▁Africa . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁mark ing ▁events , ▁people ▁and ▁places ▁of ▁global ▁historic ▁importance , ▁literature , ▁science , ▁art ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁information ▁Africa ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁least ▁visible ▁continent ▁on ▁the ▁internet . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁not ▁merely ▁translate ▁the ▁English ▁Wikipedia , ▁but ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁Africa ▁and ▁its ▁culture . ▁ ▁Content ▁Wik i A frica ▁oper ates ▁with ▁free ▁sharing ▁of ▁materials ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁project , ▁having ▁adopted ▁of ▁Open ▁Access ▁and ▁Creative ▁Commons ▁lic enses ▁CC - BY - SA ▁and ▁the ▁GNU ▁Free ▁Document ation ▁License . ▁ ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁based ▁organis ations ▁and ▁Wik i A frica ▁users ▁are ▁asked ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁articles , ▁expand ▁the ▁African ▁content ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁information ▁that ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁given . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁by ▁sharing ▁knowledge ▁and ▁transl ating ▁articles . ▁ ▁Network ▁and ▁participants ▁Wik i A frica ▁is ▁princip ally ▁a ▁collaboration ▁between ▁the ▁letter a 2 7 ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁Africa ▁Centre , ▁with ▁aid ▁from ▁Wikimedia ▁Italia . ▁ ▁Let tera ▁ 2 7 ▁and ▁Wikimedia ▁Italia ▁promote ▁Wik i A frica ▁through ▁networks , ▁research , ▁publications ▁and ▁events . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Wik i ▁communities ▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁Africa <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Women '