Data analysis platform Statista estimated in 2021 that there were more than 2000 active African languages. Technological advancements like AI translation tools are helping to harness...
Another ten African languages recently appeared in key online translation services, potentially raising their international profile, popularity, appeal, and use. Ewe, spoken in Ghana and Togo,...
A few months ago, I was riding a commercial tricycle popularly called keke napep along with 3 other passengers. It was late evening and the ride...
Omolabake Adenle is a 35-year-old Nigerian who founded Aja.la Studios, a company that builds natural language & speech processing applications for African languages. She holds a PhD in Bayesian Signal Processing...
I heard a knock on my desk and looked up to find Femi staring down at me. He had a worried look on his face and...
One of the trio spoke, “Femo baba, how you wan take tell that Yoruba babe, Shaki, say you like am?” “Chai! I tire o!” said Femi shaking his head....
During my recent trip to South Africa, I visited an old friend who is now resident in the country. Obinna and I had been neighbours back in...
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