US-based Senegalese musician and entrepreneur, Akon has entered a public-private partnership with various entities across the globe to help bring energy into one millions homes in West Africa this year.
The ‘Akon Lighting Africa’ project covers nine West African countries including Senegal, Mali, Guinea Conakry, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and the Ivory Coast and includes installation of solar equipment in households as well as the promotion of their energy sufficiency which will allow millions of Africans access to electricity.
This month, the superstar visited 9 African countries in nine days to meet with global leaders about the project. Most African countries, especially in the rural areas, lack access to electricity.
“We wanted to focus the project on rural areas because we often forget that our parents in these remote areas need electricity,” Burkinabe President Blaise Campore was quoted as saying in a meeting with the ‘Akon Lighting Africa’project partners.
