Current State, Challenges and Opportunities for Natural Language Processing Research and Development in Africa: A Systematic Review
Keywords: NLP, Artificial Intelligence, Africa, Systematic Review
Abstract: Natural language processing (NLP) has recently gained much attention for representing and analyzing human language computations as evidenced by the release of sophisticated Large Language Models (LLMs) models such as GPT 4, Llama, Claude and Gemini among others. While NLP has been advancing globally, its progress in Africa has registered a different story. This systematic review analyzes the current state, challenges and opportunities for NLP research and development in Africa. We reviewed 20 recently published articles which focuses on African NLP. We took a look into the currently available tools and resources for processing NLP in Africa Languages. This review also proposes some opportunities for the African NLP ecosystem together with an inclusion framework.
Submission Number: 17
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