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Preprint · 2026

Cross-Lingual Transfer for Text Classification in Low-Resource African Languages (DEMO)

Sarah Okafor, Fortune Chijiuka Akuma

Abstract

DEMO publication — replace with real content. We study cross-lingual transfer from high-resource models to five low-resource African languages, releasing annotated corpora and baseline results for news topic classification.

Citation

Okafor, S., & Akuma, F. C. (2026). Cross-Lingual Transfer for Text Classification in Low-Resource African Languages. Preprint.

BibTeX

@misc{okafor2026crosslingual,
  title={Cross-Lingual Transfer for Text Classification in Low-Resource African Languages},
  author={Okafor, Sarah and Akuma, Fortune Chijiuka},
  year={2026}
}

Details

Venue
arXiv (DEMO)
Keywords
low-resource NLP; cross-lingual transfer; African languages
Associated project
Low-Resource NLP for African Languages (DEMO)
Research area
Natural Language Processing

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