Archive - Africano

The Story Was the Light All Along

Before Chinua Achebe. Before the radio. Before NTA. The story was the only archive Africa had. On World Storytelling Day, this is what African language…

Mar 20 • Deborah Egahi Ogbadu

Google’s WAXAL Dataset: What 27 African Languages Getting AI Recognition Actually Means

Google’s WAXAL project covers 27 African languages with over 11,000 hours of voice data. Here’s what it means for Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and the future of…

Mar 12 • Deborah Egahi Ogbadu

February 2026

The Quiet Death of Our Tongues

A gentle investigation into how English became our step-parent.

Feb 16 • Deborah Egahi Ogbadu

January 2026

Beginnings are hard.

Especially when your parents are asking what this one will “bring.”

Jan 29 • Deborah Egahi Ogbadu

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