Nigerian man develops world’s first AI portal that can translate over 2,000 African languages

Gabriel Emmanuel, CEO of OBTranslate 

Africa has thousands of ethnic groups, each speaking different languages and dialects, but this rich cultural diversity has caused communication barriers that hinder Africa has thousands of ethnic groups, each speaking different languages and dialects, but this rich cultural diversity has caused communication barriers that hinder socio-economic development.

In Africa, a continent where more than 2,000 languages are spoken, a lack of translated information is often the key missing element between aid and the people it’s intended to help, according to Language Connect.
A Nigerian developer is hoping to bridge these language barriers and make life easier with a messaging platform that is capable of translating over 2,000 African languages.
The global Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, known as OBTranslate, is the first of its kind, and is intended to create massive jobs for Africans, said Gabriel Emmanuel, the Information Communication Technology (ICT) expert and brain behind the platform.

Emmanuel, who is the CEO of OpenBinacle, a Europe-Africa based technology company, said OBTranslate technology was built on machine learning, AI and big data analysis which identified language patterns and tasks.

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