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Why Trust is Fundamental for Africa: Gallup’s Dr Jim Harter on Closing Distance Podcast

September 24, 2025

Trust is the foundation of thriving workplaces, resilient organisations, and long-term performance. That was the message from Dr Jim Harter, Chief Scientist at Gallup, in a new episode of Closing Distancehosted by Dominic Wilhelm, Executive Director of The Global Trust Project. In the episode, titled 70 Million Conversations Later, Dr Harter drew on Gallup’s research spanning over 160 countries and more than 70 million employees worldwide – including sobering insights...

Sub-Saharan Africa Risks Leaving Over 660 Million People Without Electricity By 2030 If Funding Models Remain Unchanged

September 24, 2025

Africa’s leading off-grid solar provider, ENGIE Energy Access (EEA), has released a landmark White Paper urging a fundamental rethink of how grant capital is deployed to close the continent’s widening energy access gap. The publication, titled “Maximising Impact: Transforming Grant Funding for Energy Access,” draws on nearly two decades of EEA’s last-mile delivery experience across nine African countries. It highlights how restructured funding design can unlock private sector...

Energy Leaders to Drive Dialogue on Energy–Mining Nexus at African Mining Week (AMW) 2025

September 24, 2025

The upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) 2025, scheduled for October 1–3 in Cape Town, will gather global and African leaders to address the critical intersection of energy and mining. The event will highlight the role of renewable energy, critical minerals, and sustainable mining practices in driving Africa’s economic growth and global competitiveness. Recognized as Africa’s premier platform for mining stakeholders, AMW 2025 will feature an impressive lineup of...

AI is the entrepreneurship of the now

September 23, 2025

Strive Masiyiwa calls for Africa to become a continent of startups, highlighting AI as the engine for entrepreneurship, job creation, and sustainable economic growth at the Unstoppable Africa summit. According to him “The number one thing for us is the startup ecosystem. We have got to turn Africa into a startup continent, we have to drive wealth creation, job creation, through entrepreneurship and we have to drive it through the...

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