Akon wants to electrify nearly 200,000 households in Burkina FASO The star of American music, Akon, passing Friday Ouagadougou, in the framework of its lighting Akon Africa, said his ambition is to electrify 150,000 THAN 200 000 households in Burkina Faso. We plan to electrify 150,000 THAN 200 000 households in Burkina Faso. Our ambition is to electrify all the villages of Burkina Faso and we will do by step, said Akon to its audience out with the President of Faso, Blaise Compaoré. According to the American star, the process is initiated and we have already sent samples by the chair where we installed and we will discuss with the president on the road starting work. The project Africa Akon lighting aims to provide electricity to 1 million households in Africa by 2014. According to the American artist musician from Senegal, the lack of electricity is currently a major problem in Africa, especially in rural areas. The hip-hop star has recognized that electricity is a major problem for sustainable development of the black continent obstacle before raising that energy self sufficiency allow children a good education. A public-private partnership will be signed between private entities and governments of the countries concerned for the project. Nine countries are involved in this project and Akon get there before returning to the United States. This is the Burkina Faso, Côte dIvoire, Congo Brazzaville, Gambia, Gabon, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Equatorial. Mali and Senegal. news.aouaga/h/21356.html
Posted on: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 02:27:58 +0000
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