The Masakhane African Languages Hub is looking for interested parties to help it fight against the existing AI bias.

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When Shumei Lam first visited Rwanda in 2011, chicken was considered a luxury that most Rwandans could only afford on special ...

From incomprehensible road names to sneaky rerouting, I feel like I'm taking a risk when I don't have my eye on Google Maps.

Every time you click an ad on Instagram, buy a subscription on Netflix, or boost a post on LinkedIn, money leaves South ...

Few military groups in American history can hold a candle to the importance, both cultural and strategic, of the Tuskegee ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with the inclusion of several Nigerian words and expressions in its ...

Award-winning American streamer IShowSpeed reacted humorously to an isiXhosa click, sparking lively discussions online about ...

Cameroon, South Africa and Nigeria, also known as the Indomitable Lions, Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles, have been competing at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations ...

How do you teach somebody to read a language if there’s nothing for them to read? This is the problem facing developers across the African continent who are trying to train AI to understand and ...

A dearth of African-language content is delaying the uptake of artificial intelligence on the continent, compounding a lack of access to the technology, according to mobile industry body GSMA. The ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...