New model aims to shift remittances toward long-term social sector investment across the continent. African diaspora leaders convening in Washington, DC this week unveiled an innovative investment ...

Earth—our tiny blue dot in the galaxy—is approximately 26,000 light years away from a fascinating and active region of the Milky Way called the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). This region holds ...

West African drumming has opened many doors for Lehmann. She’s participated in various performance ensembles, run drumming events as team building exercises for large corporations, and of course, ...

This year's showcase theme was Embodying the Elements, focusing on the elements of "earth, fire, water and air through African diaspora dance and drum," according to Rootead's Youth Enrichment ...

Orange plans to start by rolling out AI models that incorporate two West African regional languages, Wolof and Pulaar, which are spoken by roughly 16 million people and six million people ...

French telecommunications firm Orange SA has partnered with OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. to begin training artificial intelligence programs on African languages, addressing a shortage of models ...

Onyinyechi Jennifer Omole is a United Kingdom-based Nigerian artist. Onyinyechi draws inspiration from the vibrant colours, intricate patterns, and compelling stories found in African fabrics ...

AAASME’s President, Dr. Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri said until there is such a paradigm shift in the funding model, Africa’s over 100 million SME’s growth could be stunted.

Start-up Lelapa AI introduces InkubaLM, a large language model trained from scratch using 1.9 billion tokens of data for five widely-spoken African languages.

A South African model, Chidimma Vanessa Owen Adetshina, advanced to the top 13 contestants of the Miss South Africa beauty pageant, only to face backlash on social media over her eligibility to ...

Award-winning classical pianist Rebeca Omordia has just released her second album. Titled African Pianism Vol 2, she takes her listeners on a musical journey through the African continent while ...