Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world's languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates - many are missing when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence ...

The different cultures in Africa have unique histories, experiences and know-how to share. Cultural diversity offers a variety of viewpoints, ideas and knowledge that can stimulate innovation and ...

Ghana’s plan to adopt local languages aims to honour its linguistic diversity and preserve the country’s rich cultural heritage while enhancing citizen engagement in the legislative process. English ...

A language is an inescapable tool for communication and, words are one of the tools of expression. Even if it is impossible to dissociate language and culture, it is possible, even though difficult, ...

As we celebrate International Mother Language Day on 21 February, we are reminded that South Africa’s linguistic diversity is one of our greatest cultural assets. Yet for decades, African languages ...

The data-labelling industry relies heavily on workers in Kenya and Nigeria to annotate what AI systems learn. Those same workers rarely see their languages reflected in the systems they help train.

FORMER Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged African writers to embrace indigenous languages in order to reclaim their history and cultural identity. Mohammed, who is also the ...