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Gambian President Adama Barrow Thanks Akon for Lighting Project

Gambian President Adama Barrow Thanks Akon for Lighting Project

The popular singer’s initiative, Akon Light Africa, has provided solar energy to Sarreh Pateh, a village in the west coast region with a population of 4,000. The project aims to bring clean, renewable and affordable energy solutions primarily to rural and off-grid areas in Africa. Please follow and like us:

Akon Lightening Africa Changes Livelihoods in Gambia’s Sara Pateh

Akon Lightening Africa Changes Livelihoods in Gambia’s Sara Pateh

The people of Sare Pateh have hailed the Akon Lighting Africa project, three weeks after the Kombo North village became the first beneficiary of a project that aims to reach every home without a light and create over 1000 jobs in the country. The pilot project seeks to reach at least 15000 homes, officials disclosed. […]

Akon Funds 5 Million Dalasi Lighting Project in Gambia

Akon Funds 5 Million Dalasi Lighting Project in Gambia

Papa Yusupha Njie the CEO of Unique Solution, said Akon, the Senegalese American singer gave five million Dalasi to a project called Akon Light Project at Sarreh Pateh to light up the village. This was revealed at a press conference held at Coco Ocean on 5th March, 2017 organised by ‘Give 1 Project Gambia’ in […]

Akon Wants to Bring Solution to ‘Darkness’ in Africa

Akon Wants to Bring Solution to ‘Darkness’ in Africa

With about 1 billion dollars credit line for launch from international banks, 15 countries of operation and 480 communities covered. 100,000 solar street lamps, 1,200 solar micro-grids, 102,000 solar domestic kits, about 75,000 dollars per village on average and about 5,500 indirect jobs created, Akon Lighting Africa is a reality in 15 African countries such […]

Senegalese-U.S. Singer Akon to Receive Humanitarian Award

Senegalese-U.S. Singer Akon to Receive Humanitarian Award

American TV network BET has revealed that multitalented singer Akon will be honoured with the Global Good Award at the 2016 BET Awards ceremony slated for this Sunday. World-renowned actor and film producer Samuel L. Jackson will also be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Actor and activist Jesse Williams will also receive the Humanitarian […]

Akon and Shell create Africa’s first human and solar powered football pitch

Akon and Shell create Africa’s first human and solar powered football pitch

American musician Akon has formed an unlikely partnership with oil and gas giants Shell to create Africa’s first human and solar powered football pitch. Based at Federal College of Education in Lagos, Nigeria, the incredible new football pitch is based around the invention of a young British engineer Laurence Kemball-Cook, who uses solar power and […]

Ten Hottest African Artistes Making Global Waves

Ten Hottest African Artistes Making Global Waves

Africa has continued to churn out exquisite talents in the entertainment industry and music has continued to enjoy wide publicity and popularity. ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM writes on 10 top African artistes making wave at home and abroad. Today, Africans are commanding respect in the field of music, having proven to the world that they too […]

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