When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.

The African Next Voices project, primarily funded by the Gates Foundation (with other funding from Meta) and involving a ...

In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two great-grandchildren practised the ancient N|uu language of South Africa's indigenous San ...

Babies start processing language before they are born, a new study suggests. A research team in Montreal has found that newborns who had heard short stories in foreign languages while in the womb ...

PRACTICAL DESIGN By combining practical equipment design with a strong emphasis on skills development and ongoing support, Gold Rock Projects is contributing to a mining sector that is more efficient ...

From Lagos to Nairobi, Mandarin is making its way into African classrooms. Nigeria's recent curriculum includes Chinese language courses alongside French and Arabic. What does this mean for a ...

There was little surprise when the Lobito Corridor project was the first example cited by EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the start of the Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and ...

Market data has revealed that shea nut prices in Nigeria are stabilising after a brief dip following the federal government's ban on raw exports. Prices, which fell sharply in the days immediately ...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang kept Gabon fighting for an automatic ticket to the FIFA World Cup 26 and made history with his four-goal performance. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won’t be on the pitch on ...

It featured one goal, the elimination of a legend, and the progress of a continent. FIFA reviews Morocco's 1-0 upset of Portugal at Qatar 2022. Coach: Walid Regragui Starting XI: Yassine Bounou; Roman ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet agreed on a "modernization agenda" this week, which includes the use of AI. Critics have questioned how much of this is in the ...