International singer and superstar, Akon recently attended the Africa Energy Leaders Group which held in Abidjan, Cote D’Iviore.
The meeting was attended by African leaders. Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former president, Olusegun Obasanjo were at the event. Tony Elemulu was also present. He shared some of the photos on his Twitter handle.
Akon poses with VP Osinbajo and Tony Elumelu
One of the photos shows Akon giving a speech while Obasanjo was staring at him, paying close attention.
Obasanjo listens closely as Akon speaks
Elumelu thanked Akon for his support.
The Senegalese, who has initiated plans light up Africa by supplying electricity to African countries, spoke about the #AkonLightingAfricaProject and his Solar Academy.
READ ALSO: Obasanjo, Osinbajo At West African Energy LG Launch The R&B star took to twitter to express how excited he was, attending the meeting.
Akon is launching an academy through his “Akon Lighting Africa” initiative, which will use the power of the sun to hopefully provide 600 million African people with electricity.
The academy, which is opening in Mali’s capital of Bamako, will teach people how to install and take care of solar powered systems.
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