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3 weeks ago | impactainews.com | Faustine Ngila

The Kenyan government is leading a bold push to transform its health system by embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and theranostics in nuclear medicine. Thi iss a strategy it sees as key in the battle against complex diseases such as cancer.

3 weeks ago | impactainews.com | Faustine Ngila

Africa’s first multilingual small language model (SLM), InkubaLM, has achieved a major breakthrough—slashing its size by 75% while improving performance. The milestone, driven by a wave of African-led innovation, marks a significant step toward building efficient, accessible AI tools for low-resource settings across the continent. The advancement was the result of the Buzuzu-Mavi Challenge, a global machine learning competition hosted by South Africa-based Lelapa AI in collaboration with Zindi.

1 month ago | impactainews.com | Faustine Ngila

From the dusty fields of a forgotten farming village in Manicaland to a data-driven healthcare facility in Eswatini, Robert Selemani’s journey, shaped by Malawian-Zimbabwean roots, relentless determination, and a borrowed laptop—proves that even the most unlikely beginnings can lead to innovations that touch thousands of lives.

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.