Senegalese-American musician, Akon, on Tuesday launched a Solar Academy, aimed at giving African engineers and
entrepreneurs the skills needed to
develop solar power.
The star previously launched the Akon Lighting Africa initiative aimed at bringing electricity to some 600 million Africans.
“We have the sun and innovative technologies to bring electricity to homes and communities,” said Samba Baithily, who founded Akon Lighting Africa with Akon and Thione Niang. “We now need to consolidate African expertise.
The academy will aim to teach
people how to install and maintain solar-powered electricity systems as well as micro-grids, which are really
taking off in rural Africa.”
The Solar Academy, according to
a statement by the group investing in solar power for the future, could help to implant a viable platform to power homes that lacked electricity.
The institution is scheduled to open this summer in Bamako, Mali’s capital. European experts will help to supply training equipment and programmes.
Akon is the performing name of
the Senegalese-American singer, Aliaune Thiam, whose 2004 debut
album, Trouble, spawned the hit singles, Locked Up and Lonely.
He is the son of jazz percussionist, Mor Thiam.
Akon spent his childhood in the U.S.
(NAN)

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Right step in the right direction Kudos africa legend.

Why e no qo do...? Money dy na... Is he nt d c.e.o. Of convict musik...?

ok

Rounakid:
Why e no qo do...? Money dy na... Is he nt d c.e.o. Of convict musik...?

So because he is the ceo of convict musik.
What has the popular artise in nigeria done to give back to the society they live in.