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December 27, 2021

In Africa, Rescuing the Languages that Western Tech Ignores

Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, so long as you speak English or another of the world’s dominant languages….

South Africa Mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is observing a week of mourning leading up to the Saturday funeral of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90.Each day at noon, the bells at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town will toll for 10 min…

Young South Africans Learn of Tutu’s Activism for Equality

JOHANNESBURG — Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s legacy is reverberating among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when the clergyman battled apartheid and sought full rights for the nation’s Black majority.Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, …

Somali President Suspends PM Over Election and Mismanagement

MOGADISHU — The president of Somalia has suspended the country’s prime minister over alleged corruption in the latest fight over who will lead the country and the nation’s delayed elections. Critics of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as…

US Catholic Clergy Shortage Eased by Recruits From Africa

WEDOWEE, ALABAMA — The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo — using skills honed in his African homeland to minister effectively in rural Alabama— determines just how long he can stretch out his Sunday homilies based on who is sitting in the pews.Seven minute…