News: Akon To Bring Electricity To 600 Million Africans

If your wondering where Akon has been, we can tell you that he’s been pretty busy. The Senegalese-American singer, whose Akon Lighting Africa initiative aims to bring electricity to some of the 600 million Africans who lack it, announced on Thursday the launch of a new ‘Solar Academy’ for the continent. The institution, scheduled to open this summer in Bamako, Mali’s capital, will try to give African engineers and entrepreneurs the skills needed to develop solar power. European experts will help supply training equipment and programs. To read the full story, head over to Reuters.