Princeton University1d
Millions on the African continent can’t fully benefit from the AI revolution. This Princeton course aims to change that.
The new course, part of the Freshman Seminars program, focuses on the issues and challenges around increasing the representation of African languages in LLMs.
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Modern Malian Architecture Rooted in Ancient Earth Techniques
In the heart of Bamako, architect Mariam Sy is leading a quiet revolution - one handful of earth at a time. Her vision merges Mali's ancient building wisdom with contemporary design, creating ...
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
Miami Herald17d
Ruins of ancient Roman home — with jars for collecting taxes — found in Libya. See it
Photo from Piotr Jaworski via the University of Warsaw Sifting through the ruins of an ancient city along the coast of northern Africa ... Piotr Jaworski, the project’s leader, said in a ...
Zimbabwe18d
Premier African Minerals raises £1,2 million for Zim project
UK-based mining and exploration company, Premier African Minerals intends to deploy ... a long way to kick start operations at Zulu lithium project. The company also makes a retail offer of ...
WBEZ18d
‘Project a Black Planet’ is a history-making survey of Pan-African art
He’s projecting himself at the center of an African worldview. To me, that speaks to the title of the show, Project a Black Planet, but also, it speaks to how very little details, very sort of ...
Chatham House19d
Horn of Africa
Key areas of research on the Horn of Africa include work supporting the emergence of more stable political and governance transitions, as well as greater integration. Research on transnational ...
Greek City Times19d
Map of Ancient Greece and Cyprus on Google Maps
We have encountered a fascinating social media map that illustrates the Greek world through archaeological discoveries. This map, created by a user on Google Maps, spans the Iberian Peninsula to India ...
Philadelphia Inquirer19d
Response to Pan-African Sisterhood Health Initiative pad-making project is ‘overwhelming’ — in a good way
A few days after The Inquirer published a story about the Pan-African Sisterhood Health Initiative (P.A.S.H.I.), which sews menstrual hygiene pads for girls and women in Africa, a reader showed up to ...
Phys.org20d
Book explores the ecology and management of invasive Prosopis trees in Eastern Africa
The 272-page book, titled "The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa," follows 10 years ... the Woody Weeds and Woody Weeds + projects. The new CABI book is aimed ...
International Railway Journal20d
Projects to watch in 2023 - Africa
Line speed will be increased from 30km/h to 60km/h, and the axleload will be increased from 16.5 tonnes to 20.5 tonnes. The project involves the rehabilitation of the 318km line between the port of ...