Akon Working On Bringing Solar Power And Clean Energy To 600 Million Africans

.This summer, Akon is gearing up to help bring clean
energy to Africa.
This is part of his ongoing #AkonLightingAfrica initiative,
which was founded two years ago.
The group is aiming to help Africa harness their 320 days of
sunshine and turn that into usable energy.
According to Reuters, this will help nearly 600 million
Africans receive clean energy.
However, it isn't just about bringing energy to Africa.
It's about teaching Africans how to install solar panels
and, more importantly, how to build them.
The institution will be opening up this summer in Bamako,
Mali.
“We expect the Africans who graduate from this center to
devise new, innovative, technical solutions,” said Thione
Niang, who co-founded Akon Lighting Africa along with Akon
and Samba Baithily.
Akon, who is of Senegalese descent, made the
announcement at the Sustainable Energy For All forum, in
New York, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The new academy will be built in partnership with Akon's
company SOLEKTRA, which according to the website, "is one
of the new generation of African companies investing in
economic growth and employment in Africa."