iAfrika We recently conducted a short study to evaluate the translation quality of five different AI models tasked with translating an “Introductory guide to Artificial Intelligence” from English to the Swahili and Zulu languages. The assessment focused on four key dimensions: The results showed significant variation in performance across models and languages, with implications for the … Read more
In recent years, Wordle has taken the world by storm, engaging millions of people each day as they guess a five-letter English word. I am one of the word nerds who plays Wordle on a daily basis, sharing scores (and the occasional emoji if someone guesses the answer in less than three 👌) on a … Read more
Of the 1.3 billion people on the African continent, how many do you think speak English, French, German or another European language as their first language? While these languages are commonly used for business, education, advertising, and the internet in Africa, it may surprise you to learn that only 0.5% of Africans speak English as … Read more
Public libraries in Africa are navigating an increasingly digital world…
iAfrika is a digital libraries service that provides access to cultural and historical information in African languages. This type of information is often unavailable in books or on the web but is important to people’s cultures, histories and identities. Based on iAfrika Digital’s theory of change, iAfrika has the potential to: It can attract new … Read more
