Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon/Prizes and bonuses

The prize fund for the contest has now been fully approved. The fund is coming from Wikimedia, Wikimedia UK and Dthomsen, which combined is $2380 (about £1945). With Amazon voucher prizes (rather than cash), there's a strong emphasis on encouraging editors to buy books with the prizes they win to further contribute to Wikipedia, so this will hopefully prove to be a sort of investment in content building in the long term. The prizes will be sent in e-voucher form by email to the winners at the end of the contest. Though the potential prizes to win are high, I hope that there'll be lots of winners for different countries being rewarded here for different areas of work on this.

In terms of prizes though, I'm going to keep it open for the individuals who win larger amounts. Some editors may prefer annual subscriptions to resources like the British Library, JSTOR etc as a prize rather than vouchers. I'm not certain how much a lot of these subscriptions are, except the British one which I know is about £80, but I think we can permit that if editors win enough to cover the costs of the subscription, and any in excess can just be topped up with Amazon vouchers. As it's all towards the content improvement cause and further research it should be fine.

The prizes and funds are as follows:


 * $1100 for 55 sets of $20 prizes for the people who do the most destubs for each African country, approved by Wikimedia.
 * $400 into whoever destubs the most geography and wildlife articles for the whole of Africa during the contest, with $200 for first place, $100 for second, $50 for third, $25 for fourth, $15 for fifth and $10 for sixth. $300 towards this has been approved by WMUK.
 * $400 into whoever destubs/creates the most women articles for the whole of Africa during the contest, with $200 for first place, $100 for second, $50 for third, $25 for fourth, $15 for fifth and $10 for sixth. Approved by Wikimedia, and Dthomsen has pledged to give $200 towards this prize. All entries are expected to be a minimum of 1.5 kb readable prose.
 * The book Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa by Kathleen Sheldon for the first person who can create or destub 50 biographies on African women. Contains 449 pages crammed full of biographies of women and institutions etc, many of which don't have articles. The book contains "660 entries on notable women in history, politics, religion, the arts, and other sectors; on events particularly associated with women; on women's organizations and publications...". Courtesy of Dthomsen.
 * $250 into whoever destubs the most articles for the whole of Africa during the contest which are listed on the big core stub list (includes women and top, high and mid importance rated articles for each country), with $150 for first place, $50 for second, $25 for third, $15 for fourth and $10 for fifth. Approved by Wikimedia.
 * $200 for whoever produces the most Good articles throughout the contest. $150 for first place, $50 for second. Approved by Wikimedia.
 * c. $25–30 for whoever reviews the most articles for GA. (WMUK)

Score bonuses
The following articles will be worth either triple or quintuple for Good Articles given their level of importance. If you've promoted any article on the list or any which qualifies under any of the criteria please state so when listing the nomination on the entries page. The triple ones will be worth 3 normal GAs and the quintuple ones which are among the central core articles will be worth 5 GAs when promoted. There may be some entries on the quintuple list whose topics are covered in the triple section, such as Robert Mugabe, Kofi Annan and Zebra. Watch out for the exceptions, but there shouldn't be many of them.

Women
For obtaining a triple point score for GAs, all you have to do is promote any existing African woman article to Good Article status rated Top/High/Mid importance listed below. Promote any woman on the list and it will count as 3 normal Good Articles in the GA tally scores.

This list includes any woman currently in a government/political position in Africa or any woman who has received notable awards for her contribution to any field who might not be mentioned here or currently rated as top to mid importance, and includes new articles on women in political positions, past and present too. No doubt there's many other articles which should qualify for mid importance or higher not currently rated as such, but I hope people understand that this is a rough spotlight on at least some of the more notable ones.

Top

 * Alexandrine Tinné
 * Ama Ata Aidoo
 * Angélique Kidjo
 * Bessie Head
 * Buchi Emecheta
 * Dihya
 * Doris Lessing
 * Graça Machel
 * Helen Suzman
 * Jane Goodall
 * Kimpa Vita
 * Mariama Bâ
 * Mary Kingsley
 * Mary Leakey
 * Miriam Makeba
 * Nadine Gordimer
 * Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
 * Oumou Sangaré
 * Ranavalona I
 * Ranavalona II
 * Ranavalona III
 * Rasoherina
 * Ruth Perry
 * Sade (singer)
 * Safi Faye
 * Sylvie Kinigi
 * Wangari Maathai
 * Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
 * Yaa Asantewaa
 * Zola Budd

High

 * Adame Ba Konaré
 * Alice Lenshina
 * Barbara Kanam
 * Cesária Évora
 * Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
 * Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson
 * Genevieve Nnaji
 * Georgina Theodora Wood
 * Josephine Bakhita
 * Leymah Gbowee
 * Lingeer Fatim Beye
 * Loum N. Neloumsei Elise
 * Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
 * Nana Osei Bonsu II
 * Olive Schreiner
 * Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
 * Salimata Sawadogo
 * Siti binti Saad
 * The Trimates

Mid

 * Aïcha Fofana
 * Alexia Amesbury
 * Aline Sitoe Diatta
 * Alison Des Forges
 * Amanikhatashan
 * Amanishakheto
 * Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye
 * Angie Brooks
 * Arame Ndoye
 * Asli Hassan Abade
 * Bela Duarte
 * Betty Mould-Iddrisu
 * Camila Estico
 * Caroline Abel
 * Caroline Faye Diop
 * Catherine Samba-Panza
 * Célestine Ouezzin Coulibaly
 * Christine Razanamahasoa
 * Claudine André
 * Damilola Adegbite
 * Deolinda Rodríguez de Almeida
 * Dian Fossey
 * Diana Nkesiga
 * Edith Nawakwi
 * Ella Koblo Gulama
 * Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
 * Ellinah Wamukoya
 * Esther Afua Ocloo
 * Esther Madudu
 * Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
 * Gertrude Mongella
 * Grace Ogot
 * Gudit
 * Hawa Essuman
 * Hilda Kuper
 * Hilda Stevenson-Delhomme
 * Isabel dos Santos
 * Jeanne-Marie Ruth-Rolland
 * Jeannette Kagame
 * Jestina Mukoko
 * Judy Mbugua
 * Karen Blixen
 * Karin Mensah
 * Luísa Diogo
 * Lura (singer)
 * Maria do Carmo Silveira
 * Maria do Nascimento da Graça Amorim
 * María Nsué Angüe
 * Marie-Noëlle Koyara
 * Mathilda Twomey
 * Maureen Ayité
 * Mercy Obiero
 * Muhumusa
 * Nana Asma’u
 * Natalie Grainger
 * Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita
 * Novuyo Tshuma
 * Pontso Sekatle
 * Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco
 * Princess Senate Seeiso
 * Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
 * Raquel Ilonbé
 * Rose Francine Rogombé
 * Rose Kabuye
 * Rosine Sori-Coulibaly
 * Ruth First
 * Sheebah Karungi
 * Sheila Tlou
 * Shirley Itumeleng Tiny Segokgo
 * Simone Gbagbo
 * Sophonisba
 * Specioza Kazibwe
 * Suzan Kerunen
 * Sylvia Blyden
 * Tatiana Rusesabagina
 * Teresa Heinz
 * Thishiwe Ziqubu
 * Verónica I of Matamba
 * Zipporah Nawa

Administrative divisions
Any article promoted on a first or second level administrative division of a country. First-level will usually be the largest areas the whole country is divided into, usually Regions, states or provinces. Second-level will usually refer to the divisions those regions or provinces are divided into, usually departments and counties but names may vary across Africa. All will qualify for triple GA scoring.

General overview articles
Any country overview of an important general topic qualifies for triple GA scoring. Examples: History of Ghana, Geography of Benin, Economy of Togo, Sport in Eritrea, Transport in South Africa, Women's Rights in Nigeria, Media in Sierra Leone, Wildlife of Zambia, Politics of Burundi etc. This doesn't include national teams at Olympics though, it has to be for broader general topic articles.

Presidents, political parties, coups and wars
Any African president, national or administrative (e.g of an African organization) past or present, any African political party/revolutionary/military group/leader, past or present, or any historical coup d'état or war promoted qualifies for triple GA scoring.

Olympians
Any gold medal-winning African Olympian or Paralympian.

Wildlife
Any article which currently has a top or high importance rating for Wildlife projects/WP Protected Areas/the national WikiProject, so can include the highest importance National Parks too. A few animals though have quintuple scoring offered, see below.

Quintuple point score GAs
This feature might prove useful to anybody who wants to win the $150 for most GAs and defeat other contestants with a quintuple GA score with just one article. The following articles are considered of vital importance to Africa and are worth 5 times a normal GA. Please consider working on one if interested in that aspect of the contest. Again as with the women list this is a rough basic list of some of the articles we'd most like to see promoted to GA status. Apologies if there's an important article you might want to promote which isn't on here, but it's just intended to be a spotlight on some select core articles which would be very valuable if promoted.


 * Abuja, Nigeria
 * Accra, Ghana
 * Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 * African art
 * African cuisine
 * African dance
 * African Development Bank
 * African Great Lakes
 * African Union
 * Alexandria, Egypt
 * Algiers, Algeria
 * Anwar Sadat, Egypt
 * Apartheid, South Africa
 * Arab Spring
 * Atlas Mountains
 * Kofi Annan, Ghana
 * Architecture of Africa
 * Arusha National Park, Tanzania
 * Asmara, Eritrea
 * Aswan Dam, Egypt
 * Bamako, Mali
 * Banjul, Gambia
 * Berbers
 * Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
 * Blue Nile
 * Brazzaville, Rep. of the Congo
 * Bujumbura, Burundi
 * Amílcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissau
 * Beira–Lobito Highway
 * Cairo, Egypt
 * Cairo–Dakar Highway
 * Cape Town, South Africa
 * Carthage, Tunisia
 * Central Africa
 * Cleopatra
 * Conakry, Guinea
 * Congo Basin
 * Congo River
 * Dakar, Senegal
 * Dakar Rally
 * Cheikh Anta Diop
 * Djibouti, Djibouti
 * Dodoma, Tanzania
 * El Aaiún, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic''
 * East Africa
 * Economy of Africa
 * Education in Africa
 * Ethiopian Highlands, Ethiopia
 * Freetown, Sierra Leone
 * Funchal, Madeira''$4$
 * Gaborone, Botswana
 * Geography of Africa
 * Gorilla
 * Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
 * Guinée forestière, Guinea
 * Gulf of Aden'
 * Gulf of Guinea
 * Harare, Zimbabwe
 * Hargeisa, Somaliland''$1$
 * Herero and Namaqua genocide (Namibia)
 * History of Africa
 * Horn of Africa
 * Hyena
 *  Jamestown , St Helena, Ascension &amp; Tristan da Cunha''$2$
 * Juba, South Sudan
 * Kalahari Desert
 * Kampala, Uganda
 * Seretse Khama, Botswana
 * Khartoum, Sudan
 * Kigali, Rwanda
 * Kinshasa, D.R. Congo
 * Kruger National Park, South Africa
 * Lagos–Mombasa Highway
 * Lake Chad
 * Lake Malawi
 * Lake Victoria
 * Lake Volta
 * Lake Tanganyika
 * Languages of Africa
 * Leopard
 * Libyan Desert
 * Libreville, Gabon
 * Lilongwe, Malawi
 * Limpopo River
 * Lomé, Togo
 * Luanda, Angola
 * Lusaka, Zambia
 * Maghreb
 * Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
 * Mamoudzou, Mayotte''
 * Maputo, Mozambique
 * Maseru, Lesotho
 * Mbabane, Swaziland
 * Thabo Mbeki, South Africa
 * Military history of Africa
 * Mining in Sierra Leone
 * Mitumba Mountains
 * Monrovia, Liberia
 * Moroni, Comoros
 * Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
 * Mozambique Channel
 * Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
 * Maria Mutola, Mozambique
 * Nairobi, Kenya
 * N'Djamena, Chad
 * Ndjamena–Djibouti Highway
 * Niamey, Niger
 * Niger River
 * Nile
 * Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana
 * N1 road (South Africa)
 * Nefertiti, Egypt
 * North Africa
 *  Nouakchott , Mauritania
 * Julius Nyerere, Tanzania
 * Okavango Delta
 * Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
 * Politics of Africa
 * Port Louis, Mauritius
 * Porto-Novo, Benin
 * Praia, Cape Verde
 * Pretoria, South Africa
 * Rabat, Morocco
 * Red Sea
 * Rhinoceros
 * Rwandan Civil War
 * Rwandan genocide
 * Saartjie Baartman (South Africa)
 * Sahel
 * Safari
 * Sahara
 * Saint-Denis, Réunion''
 * San people (South Africa or Botswana or Namibia or Angola or Zambia or Zimbabwe or Lesotho)
 * Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas, Canary Islands''
 * São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
 * Haile Selassie, Ethiopia
 * Senegal River
 * Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
 * Shaka
 * Southern African Development Community
 * Sport in Africa
 * Sub-Saharan Africa
 * Suez Canal, Egypt
 *  Southern Africa
 * Swahili language
 * Table Mountain, South Africa
 * Tibesti Mountains, Chad
 * Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinea
 * Trans-African Highway network
 * Trans-Sahara Highway
 * Trans-Sahelian Highway
 * Trans–West African Coastal Highway
 * Tripoli, Libya
 * Tripoli – Cape Town Highway
 * Tunis, Tunisia
 * United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
 * Victoria Falls
 * Victoria, Seychelles
 * George Weah, Liberia
 * West Africa 
 * White Nile
 * Windhoek, Namibia
 * Women in Africa
 * Yamoussoukro, (political) *Abidjan (economic), Ivory Coast
 * Yaoundé, Cameroon
 * Zambezi
 * Zebra
 * Zulu people