Wikipedia:2024 Developing Countries WikiContest/Suggested articles
Here participants (or non-participants) can add articles or topics that would be suitable for the Developing Countries WikiContest. If you want to participate but aren't sure what to work on or don't know where to start, look through this page for ideas!
Broader topics[edit]
- Major geographic or socioeconomic features, e.g. Rail transportation in the Philippines
- General religion articles, e.g. Religion in Serbia
- National literature and art, e.g. Brazilian literature
- Folk culture, e.g. Georgian folk medicine or Mexican folk dance
- Ethnic group articles, e.g. Tat people (Caucasus)
- Sports and athlete articles, e.g. History of sport in Palestine
- National subdivisions, e.g. Altai Republic
- Articles on various peoples' oral traditions
- Requested articles – several pages categorized geographically; assess notability independently
- Women in Red redlink lists (by nationality)
Specific articles[edit]
| Article | Country or countries | Current assessment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrique Victime |  Niger
| C | Nigerien psychedelic rock album, needs expansion from many review articles. |
| Americanah |  Nigeria
| C | A fascinating novel about Nigeria's place in a globalizing world. Like many of her other works, this one has been the subject of plentiful reviews. |
| South African folklore |  South Africa
| Stub | So much potential here, and a couple of good sources already on the article! |
| Wisława Szymborska |  Poland
| B | Polish Nobel Prize–winning poet whose earlier work aligned with predominant socialist themes, which she later renounced. There are at least a couple of full scholarly sources about her and her work. |
| Catholic Church in Palestine |  Palestine
| Stub | One-source stub for a decently important topic. There are around 80,000 Catholics in Palestine, mostly in the West Bank. |
| .tv |  Tuvalu
| C | Web domain providing 8.4% of Tuvalu's government revenue. Needs references |
| 1999 East Timorese crisis |  East Timor
| Start | Military conflict after East Timorese independence referendum. Needs expansion and references |
| Abdul-Malik al-Houthi |  Yemen
| C | Revolutionary & leader of the Houthis since 2004. Needs expansion and references |
| Abduwali Muse |  Somalia
| Start | Somali pirate in US federal prison in...Indiana. Needs references |
| Addis Ababa Bole International Airport |  Ethiopia
| Start | Big airport. Needs expansion |
| Amílcar Cabral |  Guinea-Bissau
| Start | Revolutionary and pan-Africanist anti-colonial leader. Needs references and reorganization |
| AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne |  Madagascar
| Start | Football match with the highest scoreline in all of association football. Needs expansion |
| Aye-aye | Madagascar
| B | Ugly lemur. Needs expansion and references |
| Bangladesh national cricket team |  Bangladesh
| C | Cricket team. Excessive detail needs cleanup |
| Banjul |  The Gambia
| C | Capital of the Gambia. Needs expansion |
| Baron Samedi |  Haiti
| Start | Vodou spirit. Needs references, in other media section needs attention |
| Bili ape |  DRC
| Start | Alleged ape species. Needs reorganization |
| Bissau | Guinea-Bissau
| Start | Capital of Guinea-Bissau. Needs expansion and references |
| Bobi Wine |  Uganda
| B | Politician and actor. Proseline needs attention |
| Bujumbura |  Burundi
| Start | Largest city in Burundi. Needs expansion and references |
| Burmese people |  Myanmar
| B | Largest ethnic group in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Needs references |
| Comoro Islands |  Comoros
| C | Archipelago. Needs expansion and reorganization |
| Dahomey Amazons |  Benin
| Start | All-female regiment. Needs expansion, popular culture section needs attention |
| Darfur genocide |  Sudan
| C | Ongoing genocide. Needs reorganization |
| Diamond Platnumz |  Tanzania
| Start | Musician. Needs references and reorganization |
| Dinka people |  South Sudan
| Start | Largest ethnic group in South Sudan, known for being tall. Needs references |
| Dracaena cinnabari | Yemen
| Start | Dragon tree which produces blood-red sap. Needs references |
| Elephant bird | Madagascar
| B | Extinct flightless bird. Close to GA |
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |  Liberia
| B | First female African head of state. Needs reorganization |
| Emmanuel Adebayor |  Togo
| B | Footballer. Proseline needs attention |
| Eritrean War of Independence |  Eritrea
| C | War. Needs expansion, proseline needs attention |
| Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 | Ethiopia
| C | Hijacked airplane. Needs update and expansion |
| Ethiopian calendar | Ethiopia
| Start | Calendar. Needs references |
| Faustin-Archange Touadéra |  Central African Republic
| C | President. Needs expansion |
| First Liberian Civil War | Liberia
| B | War. Needs expansion and references |
| Flag of Nepal |  Nepal
| Start | Pointy flag. Needs references |
| François Duvalier | Haiti
| C | President. Needs expansion |
| Graça Machel |  Mozambique
| Start | First lady of two different countries. Needs expansion and references |
| Griot |  Africa
| Start | Storyteller of oral tradition, very important across all of Africa but mainly west africa. Needs references, expansion for the various regions |
| Guadalcanal |  Solomon Islands
| Start | Island. Needs expansion and references |
| Guinea national football team |  Guinea
| Start | Football team. Needs references |
| Gurkha | Nepal
| C | Soldiers. Needs references and reorganization |
| Gustave (crocodile) | Burundi
| Start | Man-eating crocodile. Needs expansion |
| Hasan Akhund |  Afghanistan
| Start | Prime minister. Needs expansion |
| Idriss Déby |  Chad
| B | President. Needs reorganization |
| Ifá | Africa
| B | Divination system. Needs references |
| Injera | Ethiopia
| B | Food. Needs references |
| Isaias Afwerki | Eritrea
| C | President. Needs reorganization |
| Ismaïl Omar Guelleh |  Djibouti
| Start | President. Needs reorganization |
| Jacob C. Vouza | Solomon Islands
| B | Police officer and marine. Needs references (graphic images) |
| Jacob Mendy | The Gambia
| C | Footballer. Needs expansion |
| Jonas Savimbi |  Angola
| C | Revolutionary. Needs references |
| Killing Fields |  Cambodia
| C | Genocide sites. Needs expansion and references |
| Kingdom of Laos |  Laos
| B | 20th century kingdom. Needs expansion and references |
| Lake Assal (Djibouti) | Djibouti
| Start | Lake. Close to GA |
| Languages of Tanzania | Tanzania
| Start | Linguistic demographics. Needs expansion |
| Lethwei | Myanmar
| B | Combat sport. Needs references |
| Lucy (Australopithecus) | Ethiopia
| B | Hominin fossil. Needs references |
| Lumbini | Nepal
| Start | Buddhist holy site. Needs expansion |
| Meskhetian Turks |  Turkey,  Georgia
| C | Quite a few poor-quality sources and a big ugly "notable people" section that needs cleanup, but plenty of sources to work with in the bibliography. |
| Mountain Jews |  North Caucasus,  Azerbaijan
| C | Needs cleanup and more citations of better quality. There are lots of good sources out there for this one! |
| Năm Cam |  Vietnam
| C | Needs cleanup, more quality sources, and perhaps an expansion. The Vietnamese-language version is also quite bad, but there should be a lot of good sources. |
| Mahmud of Ghazni | Afghanistan
| Start | Middle Ages sultan. Need reorganization |
| Mami Wata | Africa
| C | Water spirit. Needs references and reorganization |
| Mariam Nabatanzi | Uganda
| B | Mother of 44 children. Close to GA |
| Maseru |  Lesotho
| Start | City. Needs expansion and references |
| Mdou Moctar | Niger
| C | Musician. Needs expansion and references |
| Mende people |  Sierra Leone
| Start | Ethnic group. Needs references |
| Mfecane | Africa
| C | 19th century warring period. Needs references |
| Moroni, Comoros | Comoros
| Start | City. Needs expansion and references |
| MPLA | Angola
| C | Political party. Needs expansion and references, popular culture section needs attention |
| Myanmar Air Force | Myanmar
| C | Military branch. Needs references |
| N'Djamena | Chad
| C | City. Needs expansion and references |
| Nepalese royal massacre | Nepal
| Start | Regicide. Needs expansion and references |
| Nguni people | Africa
| Start | Cultural group. Needs expansion and references |
| Niamey | Niger
| Start | City. Needs expansion |
| Nicolas Jackson |  Senegal
| Start | Footballer. Needs expansion and references |
| Oshun | Africa
| B | Deity. Needs references |
| Patson Daka |  Zambia
| Start | Footballer. Needs expansion, proseline needs attention |
| Paul Rusesabagina |  Rwanda
| C | Activist of ‘’Hotel Rwanda’’ fame. Needs reorganization. |
| Portuguese Timor | East Timor
| Start | Colonial government. Needs expansion and references |
| Provinces of Nepal | Nepal
| Start | Administrative divisions. Needs references |
| Rapid Support Forces | Sudan
| C | Paramilitary. Needs reorganization |
| Revolutionary United Front | Sierra Leone
| Start | Political party. Needs expansion, popular culture section needs attention |
| Roselle (plant) | Africa
| Start | Flower. Needs references and reorganization |
| Rwandan Patriotic Front | Rwanda
| C | Political party. Needs expansion and reorganization. |
| Sheba | Yemen
| C | Ancient kingdom. Needs expansion |
| Sadio Mané | Senegal
| B | Footballer. Proseline needs attention |
| São Tomé |  São Tomé and Príncipe
| C | City. Needs expansion |
| São Tomé Island | São Tomé and Príncipe
| Start | Island. Needs expansion |
| Sheikh Hasina | Bangladesh
| B | Prime minister. Proseline, popular culture section, and controversies section need attention |
| Sherpa people | Nepal
| C | Ethnic group. Needs references and reorganization |
| Siege of Jadotville | DRC
| Start | 1961 battle. Needs reorganization |
| Slavery in Mauritania |  Mauritania
| C | Slavery. Needs references |
| Solomonic dynasty | Ethiopia
| C | Late Middle Ages and Early Modern royal family. Needs references |
| Stone Town | Tanzania
| Start | Historical district. Needs references |
| Tarawa |  Kiribati
| C | Atoll. Needs expansion and references, popular culture section needs attention |
| Tenzing Norgay | Nepal
| B | Sherpa mountineer. Needs references |
| The Vulture and the Little Girl | South Sudan
| B | Photograph. Close to GA |
| Timbuktu |  Mali
| B | City. Needs references |
| Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum | Cambodia
| C | Museum. Needs references |
| Tuvaluan language | Tuvalu
| Start | Language. Needs references |
| Ugali | Africa
| Start | Food. Needs references |
| Uganda Martyrs | Uganda
| Start | Executed Christians. Needs references |
| Waris Dirie | Somalia
| B | Human rights activist. Needs reorganization |
| Who Killed Captain Alex? | Uganda
| C | Film. Close to GA |
| William Kamkwamba |  Malawi
| C | Engineer. Needs expansion, references, and reorganization |
| Zambia national football team | Zambia
| Start | Football team. Needs expansion |
| Newar people | Nepal
| Start | Important ethnic group in Nepal. Needs copyediting and a few more refs. |
| Bon Om Touk | Cambodia
| C | Cambodian boat-racing festival. Needs copyediting and more refs. |
| Desert blues | Africa
| Start | Fusion of blues and rock with traditional Tuareg music. Needs expansion. |
| Gershom Sizomu | Uganda
| Start | Chief Rabbi of Uganda. Needs expansion and updating. |
| Ka'ak |  Middle East
| C | Middle Eastern baked good. Needs expansion and restructuring. |
| Socotra | Yemen
| C | World heritage site. Needs expansion |