The Senegalese born pop-star Akon, in partnership with Give1 Project and Africa Development Solutions Global Corporation, aimed to give electricity to one million households in nine West and Central African countries by the end of 2014.
The Akon Lighting Africa project involves installing solar equipment in rural households in Senegal, Mali, Guinea Conakry, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and the Ivory Coast. Here are some of the lights already installed in villages in the region of Siguiri, Guinea…..