"Language diversity on the African continent is both a cultural strength and a technological challenge. With over 2,000 spoken languages, mainstream artificial intelligence tools have largely ignored the vast majority of African languages, creating a significant barrier to the full participation of African communities in the global digital economy. But that’s about to change, thanks to the work of Lelapa AI that recently launched InkubaLM, a groundbreaking AI language model designed for low-resource African languages." (Introduction)