Africa: Google Includes Swahili in Its AI-Driven Chatbot Bard
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Google has included Swahili on its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service Bard, becoming the first language on the continent to be embedded in the solution.
Africa: How an African Collection of Art in Canada Is Celebrated With Care and Community
[The Conversation Africa] A significant collection of traditional African art has had a home in Canada for almost a hundred years.
Africa: Five African Writers Shortlisted for Prestigious Caine Prize
[Caine Prize] The Caine Prize for African Writing, an esteemed annual award honouring outstanding African writers, is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2023 edition. The five shortlisted stories were carefully selected from a pool of 297 entrie…
Africa: Africa’s Linguistic Diversity Goes Largely Unnoticed in Research On Multilingualism
[The Conversation Africa] Language is a uniquely human skill. That’s why studying how people learn and use language is crucial to understanding what it means to be human. Given that most people in the world – an estimated 60% – are multilingual, meanin…
Africa: Belgium’s Africamuseum Has a Dark Colonial Past – It’s Making Slow Progress in Confronting This History
[The Conversation Africa] Racist displays and stories remain on display in several western European museums. They include grotesque objects depicting African people as “savage” and “wild”. Narratives of a “continent without history” and fantasies of Eu…
Africa: Afropop Closeup Podcast Season 8 Begins July 4
[Afropop] As podcast subscribers and listeners know, the Afropop Closeup podcast series, hosted by individual producers, is a place where we go beyond the music into politics, religion, history and culture. It’s a wide open forum allowing producers to …
Africa: Merqury Quaye – the Father of DJs in Africa
[Ghanaian Times] Merqury Quaye, a name that resonates throughout the African music industry, is widely hailed as the father of DJs in Africa. With his groundbreaking contributions and relentless efforts, he has revolutionized the DJing landscape across…
Africa: The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival Rides Again
[Afropop] More than a few reggae fans thought they’d never see another edition of the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, the Northern California event, which for 25 editions had become known as the annual summer highlight for reggae connoisseurs. The …
Africa: DJ Vania, Africa’s Youngest Female DJ Inspires With Talent
[Vanguard] In a remarkable feat, DJ Vania, a four-year-old prodigy from Nigeria, has become the youngest female DJ in Africa.
Africa: South Africa’s ‘Jabhim’ Set to Take on the World at Global Street Fighter Tournament
[allAfrica] Cape Town — Street Fighter, the venerated fighting game franchise, is adored and played by a community across the globe. The release of Street Fighter 6, the latest in the series, has attracted a wave of interest comprising new and veteran…