| Akon Lighting Africa | |
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| Mission statement | Providing Africans with access to electricity |
| Type of project | Non Commercial |
| Location | Nations in Africa |
| Owner | Akon |
| Founder | Akon |
| Established | February 2014 |
| Funding | China Jiangsu International Economic And Technical Cooperation Group[1] |
| Status | Active |
Akon Lighting Africa is a project started in 2014 by music artist Akon with Samba Bathily and Thione Niang which aims to provide electricity by solar energy in Africa.[2][3][4] Their initial technique is to install solar street lights and small energy systems.[5]
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