In what was an ultimate test of linguistic abilities and sign language understanding, the 2025 National Spelling Bee finals ...
Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is widely spoken throughout East Africa and serves as a lingua franca in several countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, and the ...
Russell H. Kaschula receives funding from the National Research Foundation and the National Department of Higher Education and Training (UCDG Grant funding) Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini does not work for, ...
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 ...
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 AI. This is both an issue ...
Africa's media sign language interpreters have raised concerns over low payment, inadequate training, and the absence of interpretation services in important programs meant to cater to the deaf ...