Faustine Ngila

1 month ago | impactainews.com | Faustine Ngila

The way people search for information online is undergoing a rapid transformation. While Google remains the dominant entry point to the web, AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity are quickly emerging as serious alternatives. New data compiled by digital marketing firm OneLittleWeb shows that while chatbot usage has soared over the past year, it still lags far behind traditional search engines in terms of total user engagement.

2 months ago | impactainews.com | Faustine Ngila

In the early morning chill of Kenya’s tea growing zone of Kericho, young Gladys Chepkurui would embark on a five-kilometer trek to her primary school. The journey was often under relentless rain, her books soaked, and sometimes her stomach empty. Her family, subsistence farmers in the rural village of Sirich, struggled to make ends meet, and there were times when even a single meal a day was a luxury.

2 months ago | impactnews-wire.com | Faustine Ngila |Mohammed Hassan

In a quiet lab nestled within the tree-lined campus of Sokoine University of Agriculture, a quiet revolution is underway. Catherine Francis Mangare, a 35-year-old assistant lecturer turned PhD researcher, is one of the most unlikely yet formidable forces shaping the future of artificial intelligence in Tanzania. “Before, I didn’t even know about Zindi Africa,” she said, referring to the pan-African data science platform that has become a training ground for aspiring AI practitioners.

2 months ago | impactnews-wire.com | Faustine Ngila |Mohammed Hassan

In the quiet village of Lisana, Ethiopia, where electric light was a rare luxury and internet access a futuristic dream in early 2000s, a young boy was assembling toy cars and tinkering with rudimentary electrical circuits. That boy, now 24-year-old Yisak Birhanu Bule, would grow up to become one of Africa’s rising stars in data science – using artificial intelligence to tackle some of the continent’s most pressing challenges, from disease outbreaks to credit access.

2 months ago | afcacia.io | Faustine Ngila

In the span of just three months, a resurgent wave of American protectionism has redrawn the map of global finance—and sent tremors through the digital corridors of the crypto world. With President Donald Trump back in the Oval Office and eager to fulfill campaign promises, the United States has levied the most aggressive tariff regime since the Great Depression.