Heads of state aren’t the only dignitaries in Marrakech this week. Multi-award-winning rapper Akon is also there. Despite his international success on the music scene, he’s never forgotten his Senegalese roots. Now the superstar is supporting a project that aims to bring electricity to rural areas across Africa using solar energy. He sat down for…
DUBAI: The third edition of The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) was inaugurated on Wednesday under the patronage and in the presence of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Dubai: Keynote speakers urged hundreds of students attending the World Green Economy…
Join the co-founders of Solektra International Solektra in Hello Africa, an enthusiastic TV show designed by Eunice Omole and produced by Ebony Life TV to highlight key figures of the African Diaspora and their role in the development of the continent. For Akon, Thione Niang Samba Bathily, this is an opportunity to come back on…
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Akon introduces the business model of this initiative, while Samba Bathily stresses the three cofounders’ will to encourage the development of skills and jobs locally.
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Bamako, March 23, 2025 – “Photovoltaic solar energy in remote locations” is the theme of the next training session organized by the Solektra Solar Academy, which will take place in few weeks, from 2 to 13 May 2016. This training session is open to project managers or designers and maintenance professionals, who Speak French Have basic knowledge of…
Solektra Co-founders Akon, Thione Niang and Samba Bathily introduce their mini grid project in latest issue of Invest in Africa http://www.investinafrica.media/ With the growing perception that renewable energy is the most cost-effective solution to Africa’s energy crisis, now is the time to accelerate our investments in programmes that can be scaled or replicated to maximise…
