Many of you have probably heard of Akon, the singer/rapper. How many of you, however, have heard about his latest endeavours in Africa? In February 2014, Akon co-founded a project with Thione Niang called Akon Lighting Africa. With the help of Samba Bathily and his company — Solektra INT — they’ve been able to provide working and renewable electricity to 18 different countries in Africa, and they plan on making it 25 countries in 2016.
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