Seth Onyango

4 days ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango

AFRICA’S startup scene is showing signs of renewed investor optimism as funding activity in 2025 begins to reflect the pre-pandemic venture capital bonanza. New figures from startup tracker, Africa: The Big Deal, show the continent is beginning to shake off a prolonged global “funding winter” that has shadowed the ecosystem since Covid-19 hit.

1 week ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango

SURGING global demand for critical minerals could soon turn Africa into a hotbed of mining technology, as investors bet on digital tools to fast-track discovery and reduce exposure in high-risk jurisdictions. Last month, KoBold Metals, a Silicon Valley-backed startup funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, entered the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo to begin AI-driven exploration across sites in the central-African state estimated to hold $24 trillion in untapped resources.

1 week ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango

GULF sovereign wealth and private capital are moving swiftly to plug a growing gap in Africa’s development scene, as Beijing eases back from its once-dominant role as the continent’s chief financier. Between 2012 and 2022, GCC nations splashed over $100 billion into African markets, with the UAE shelling out a hefty $59.4 billion, Saudi Arabia pumping in $25.6 billion, and Qatar trailing with $7.2 billion, according to last December’s Afreximbank report.

2 weeks ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango

FOOTBALL and quick-play games like Aviator are capturing the attention of working Africans, changing the industry’s core user base and driving up mobile betting activity across the continent. This, however, comes amid growing concern over the serious risks of betting addiction and financial ruin.

4 weeks ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango

MATERNAL deaths in Africa have fallen by 40% since 2000, according to a new UN-led report, marking one of the most significant public health gains on the continent since tracking began. A study by WHO and several UN agencies reveals that Africa’s maternal mortality ratio fell from 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2000 to 454 in 2023 or about 3 million fewer deaths over 23 years.