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Seth Onyango

(He/Him)
  • Journalist and Communications Consultant, Freelance
Düsseldorf
As seen in: Yahoo Finance, Flipboard, Quartz, News24 Business, Daily Nation, AllAfrica, AllAfrica.com Français, The Star (Kenya), Daily Maverick, Mail & Guardian and
Covers:  Tech, Finance, Climate, Business and Finance, Geopolitics, Foreign Affairs
Data Journalist | Corporate Communications | Storytelling Specialist | Photography| Research

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Seth Onyango is a Kenyan-German journalist, photographer and communications specialist whose work explores climate change, geopolitics, business and finance. Drawing on more than a decade in journalism, he combines reporting, research, data and photography to tell stories that make complex subjects accessible to wider audiences.

His work has appeared in The Africa Report, Mail & Guardian, Quartz, Yahoo Finance, Daily Dispatch and other international publications.

Beyond journalism, Seth works i…

Seth Onyango’s Journalist Portfolio

Social media: Changing African political landscapes since the Arab Spring

Social media: Changing African political landscapes since the Arab Spring

Social media has become an indispensable tool in Sudan's revolution, and for the Sudanese people in ensuring …

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African startups haul in $1.4 billion in first half of 2025 as venture funding rebounds - Second ...

African startups haul in $1.4 billion in first half of 2025 as venture funding rebounds - Second ...

After a muted 2024, Africa's startup ecosystem is showing real signs of momentum in 2025, with fresh funding …

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South Africa's deepwater oil ambitions face fresh legal challenge

South Africa's deepwater oil ambitions face fresh legal challenge

A High Court challenge has thrown a spanner in South Africa's deepwater oil push and raised the stakes for cl…

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Africa: Shared Infrastructure Drives Africa's Push into Cotton Processing

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By Seth Onyango
| AllAfrica
Shared water and power are easing factory setup costs as Africa's textile hubs expand into cotton processing. Growing access to shared power and water treatment is shifting some of the capital burden of African textile production from manufacturers to industrial park developers. In some of the continent's textile hubs, developers are providing common utilities that textile producers pay to use, reducing the installations each factory needs to finance.
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Shared infrastructure drives Africa’s push into cotton processing

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By Seth Onyango
| The African Mirror
GROWING access to shared power and water treatment is shifting some of the capital burden of African textile production from manufacturers to industrial park developers. In some of the continent’s textile hubs, developers are providing common utilities that textile producers pay to use, reducing the installations each factory needs to finance. Already, wastewater plants are operating in industrial zones in Ethiopia, Benin and Togo, alongside factory sites, grid connections and logistics services.
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How mental health care is helping Africa’s flood survivors feel safe again

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By Seth Onyango
| Financial Fortune
Marta Nguene wants to become a television presenter. At a reception centre for flood survivors in Benguela, Angola, the 14-year-old already has people’s stories to tell. She gathers families’ concerns and experiences, then brings them into psychosocial support sessions as a reporter, according to an October 2026 account from the World Health Organization. A survivor of flooding along the River Cavaco, Nguene is helping her neighbours make themselves heard while pursuing an ambition of her own.
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