AI programs often exclude African languages. These researchers have a plan to fix that.
Over 2,000 languages originate in Africa, but natural language processing programs support very few of them. Advocates hope to change that.
Over 2,000 languages originate in Africa, but natural language processing programs support very few of them. Advocates hope to change that.
Who are Swahili people and how was their culture formed? Thousand-year-old DNA tells a story of multiracial connections, trade, and refugees.
With COP27 currently taking place in Egypt, world governments are revisiting old climate goals, like the 1.5-degree-Celsius warming threshold, and negotiating new ones.
Latest trials show promise for the Oxford-developed R21 vaccine, which could be available as early as next year.
With the youngest population in the world, health experts are worried that Africa is falling behind on COVID vaccines for kids.
In this excerpt from “Imagine a City,” pilot Mark Vanhoenacker reflects on an early flying lesson—and landing in Kenya many years later.
How do you get a drone to recognize that it could be hit by another aircraft? For Zipline, the solution involves eight microphones.
The Africa Millimeter Telescope will unlock cosmic secrets—and new doors for the next generation of Southern African astronomers.
A deadly explosion at an illegal oil refining camp in the Niger Delta reveals the country’s decades-long struggle with fuel smuggling and environmental damage.
Ancient DNA from early humans living in Africa’s Rift Valley 18,000 years ago helps tell the story of migration between the ice ages.