GPI and AFLC’s Role in Empowering African Languages

Globalization Partners International and African Languages Conference Promote Knowledge and Understanding Across the African Continent

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Africa is home to 54 countries. Despite having over 2000 languages and about 8000 spoken dialects, little is known about most of them.

Unfortunately, most of these languages have been predicted by UNESCO to go extinct by 2100. Many indigenous African languages are not well represented in global commercial or digital spaces, but this is changing. Reports from the African Development Bank (ADB) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have predicted that Africa will be home to eleven out of the twenty fastest-growing economies of the world, and Africa’s GDP is expected to rise by 4.2% by 2025. Harnessing the benefits of digital trade across borders requires connectivity, skills, electronic payments, logistics, an enabling policy framework, and effective translation and localization services to combat communication barriers.

GPI is a Gold Sponsor for the upcoming 2025 African Languages Conference (AFLC), which reinforces its commitment to promoting linguistic and cultural diversity throughout the continent. GPI’s work is not merely about localization and translation but about creating commercial experiences that ensure the differences that make us unique do not hinder communication or understanding.

GPI works with many African language specialists across the continent offering translation from and into these languages. The translation services and tools offered by GPI demonstrate how new technologies can be harnessed to promote African languages.

A Leading Localization Service Provider

Communication has always been instrumental to the success of any business or organization, which is why Globalization Partners International (GPI) is helping businesses across the world communicate in a consistent, culturally correct and cost-effective manner.

Globalization Partners International, also known as GPI, is an ISO-certified translation company with offices in the US, UAE, Egypt, Argentina, Italy, and the UK. Founded in 2001, GPI has helped thousands of businesses succeed in the global marketplace.

GPI was established with the objective of assisting organizations to prosper in the global marketplace providing translation services in industry niches such as hotel and hospitality, healthcare, finance, e-commerce, technology, eLearning, and more. They serve clients around the world, ranging from startups and big businesses to governmental organizations and high-profile events, making GPI a leading localization service provider.

Services Offered Include:

Why Choose GPI?

Expert Linguists and Localization Specialists: All translation services are completed by qualified translators, editors, copywriters and cultural consultants who consider not just accuracy but cultural nuances during localization.
Global Reach with Local Expertise: All of GPI’s translators are native speakers of the languages they translate into and specialize in certain domain-specific topics.
Industry-Specific Solutions: GPI forms teams of translators, project managers, engineers, and document and website localization specialists whose experience and skills match their client’s requirements.
Leading AI-powered language and technology tools and platform: GPI’s proprietary platform Globalization Project Management Suite (GPMS) encompasses Localization Project Management, NMT and Generative AI solutions. GPMS along with GPI’s ARTEE^TM AI Copilot provides a range of utilities from running GenAI research and review reports covering translation quality and NMT engine recommendations, to translation team selection and project scoping and scheduling.
Commitment to Quality: By conducting extensive Quality Assurance checks on all translations in adherence with ISO 17100:215 Translation Services certification, GPI ensures its final deliverables on any translation project are accurate and of the highest quality.

The complex landscape of African languages has evolved and continues to evolve as languages die, become national languages and/or rise to a trade language status due to widespread usage. Companies wishing to expand into an African market should be careful to utilize the most culturally suitable languages based on the country, region, products and services they are offering.

Delivering human and AI-powered translation services and promoting knowledge and understanding of the many languages of Africa, continues to be the main goals of GPI and AFLC while serving as instrumental partners to organizations seeking to achieve success across the vast African continent.

To learn more, visit www.globalizationpartners.com.

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