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.
Tanzania: Cultural Fund to Issue Loans to Artists Through CRDB Bank
[Daily News] Low interest rate loans to local artists from the Culture and Arts Fund will continue but this time around they will be obtained through CRDB Bank.
Angola: Angolan Artists With Digital Cultural Platform
[ANGOP] Luanda — A digital cultural platform called “Agenda” was presented Thursday in the Province of Luanda as a technological solution for art creators.
Kenya: ShopZetu Raises Sh140.8 Million to Invest in Local Fashion Industry
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Fashion technology start-up ShopZetu has raised Sh140.8 million ($1 million) that it will invest in Kenya’s fashion industry.
Sierra Leone: African Leaders in Sierra Leone Played a Key Role in Ending the Transatlantic Slave Trade
[The Conversation Africa] Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the west African coast, was named for the freed slaves who were returned to Africa by British members of the movement to end slavery. Founded in 1787 by a group of 400 black Britons fro…