Masakhane Names 26 Grantees for LINGUA Africa, Its Push to Put African Languages at the Center of AI

Back in May, Brittle Paper covered the Masakhane African Languages Hub’s open call for the LINGUA Africa initiative, a partnership with the Gates Foundation, Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, and Google.org offering up to $250,000 in grants for AI projects centered on African languages. Nearly three months on, the results are in: from more than […]

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Aug 20, 2026 - 06:36
Masakhane Names 26 Grantees for LINGUA Africa, Its Push to Put African Languages at the Center of AI
Back in May, Brittle Paper covered the Masakhane African Languages Hub’s open call for the LINGUA Africa initiative, a partnership with the Gates Foundation, Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, and Google.org offering up to $250,000 in grants for AI projects centered on African languages. Nearly three months on, the results are in: from more than […]
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