Xinhua News Agency Africa Regional Bureau hosted a training workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, addressing "The Rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Impact on Journalism". The half-day event on August 26, 2025, aimed to shed light on AI-driven media transformation.

• Nearly 100 editors and news reporters from over 10 media outlets across Kenya and Africa participated in the hybrid workshop.
• Chen Yingying, an associate professor at Renmin University of China, presented virtually, encouraging African media practitioners to embrace AI as an assistive technology that can boost efficiency.
• Rosalia Omungo, chief executive officer of the Kenya Editors' Guild, emphasized that AI uptake has begun in Kenyan journalism to augment systems, news processes, and dissemination, highlighting China as a template for adoption.