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Singer Akon launches academy to help Africans harness the sunshine

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Senegalese-American singer Akon, whose Akon Lighting Africa initiative aims to bring electricity to some of the 600 million Africans who lack it, announced on Thursday the launch of a new "Solar Academy" for the continent.

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17:50 on May 21 2015

Singer Akon launches academy to help Africans harness the sunshine

Reuters — LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Senegalese-American singer Akon, whose Akon Lighting Africa initiative aims to bring electricity to some of the 600 million Africans... more info

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