Uncategorized – AKON LIGHTING AFRICA Official website Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.9 Solektra partnership with Lanyi Foundation and Caritas and The Healey Foundation in Sierra Leone /solektra-parntership-lanyi-foundation-caritas-healey-foundation-sierra-leone/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 05:17:41 +0000 /?p=38779 The post Solektra partnership with Lanyi Foundation and Caritas and The Healey Foundation in Sierra Leone appeared first on AKON LIGHTING AFRICA.

]]> #COP22: Akon talks about Akon Lighting Africa /cop22-akon-talks-about-akon-lighting-africa/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:01:11 +0000 /?p=38734 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…

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]]> Powering Africa Summit (photos) /powering-africa-summit-photos/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:35:36 +0000 /?p=38582 The post Powering Africa Summit (photos) appeared first on AKON LIGHTING AFRICA.

]]> Thione Niang invited to the panel of the Black Caucus Congress /thione-niang-and-samba-bathily-invited-to-the-panel-of-the-black-caucus-congress/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:24:09 +0000 /?p=38052 The post Thione Niang invited to the panel of the Black Caucus Congress appeared first on AKON LIGHTING AFRICA.

]]> Akon Lighting Africa supports the Empowering Africa through Youth leadership program! /akon-lighting-africa-supports-the-empowering-africa-through-youth-leadership-program/ Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:48:14 +0000 /?p=37937 In partnership with the Korponai Kids Foundation and company Voyaj society, Akon Lighting Africa is supporting a program aimed to form a network of young African leaders, entitled Empowering Africa through Youth Leadership. Thirty young Africans aged 14-17 years, considered to have a very unquiet profile, were selected to attend a personal and professional development…

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]]>  Akon Lighting Africa at the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Forum /akon-lighting-africa-at-the-united-nations-sustainable-energy-for-all-forum/ Tue, 19 May 2015 18:34:42 +0000 /?p=37197 “A new economic model to unlock the amazing potential of the African continent” New York, May 19, 2015 – The Akon Lighting Africa initiative and its founders,  Akon, Thione Niang Samba Bathily are honoured at the second Sustainable Energy for 4 All (SE4A)forum, organized by the United Nations and the World Bank this week in…

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