<translate> Several factors make voice technologies poised for success in Africa hence the need for such customization. Before the advent of information and communication technologies, oral traditions made up an important part of the history of many communities in Africa. The dominance of oral traditions was interrupted as the need for maintaining written records and archival grew. If any analogy is to be made then, voice technologies are a continuation of a tradition that was well anchored in most African communities. Beyond this, other factors include low digital literacy levels in a context of also low formal literacy levels that compound the challenge of having to interact with technology that requires written prompts. Additionally, the increased uptake of mobile phones, especially basic feature phones that may not have the capacity to collect any other biometric data other than voice data places speech to text technologies at a prime point for uptake. <swh>Sababu kadhaa hufanya teknolojia ya sauti kuwa tayari kwa mafanikio barani Afrika kwa hivyo hitaji la ubinafsishaji kama huo. Kabla ya ujio wa teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano, simulizi za kitamaduni zilikuwa sehemu muhimu ya historia ya jamii nyingi barani Afrika. Utamalaki wa simulizi za kitamuduni ulikatizwa kadri hitaji la kutunza kumbukumbu zilizoandikwa na uhifadhi wa kumbukumbu lilivyoongezeka. Ikiwa mlinganisho wowote utafanywa wakati huo, teknolojia ya sauti ni mwendelezo wa utamaduni ambao ulizingatiwa vyema katika jamii nyingi za Kiafrika. Zaidi ya hayo, mambo mengine ni pamoja na viwango vya chini vya ujuzi wa dijitali katika muktadha wa viwango vya chini vya kusoma na kuandika ambavyo vinajumuisha changamoto ya kuingiliana na teknolojia ambayo inahitaji visituo vya maandishi. Zaidi ya hayo, kuongezeka kwa matumizi ya simu za mkononi, hasa simu za vipengele vya kawaida ambazo huenda hazina uwezo wa kukusanya data nyingine yoyote ya kibayometriki isipokuwa data ya sauti kuweka matamshi kwa teknolojia ya maandishi katika hatua kuu ya kutumiwa. 