Akon compares access to electricity in Senegal and USA during Abu Dhabi visit - video


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Singer Akon discusses the differences in development and access to electricity between his home country of Senegal and America.

Akon is in Abu Dhabi to present his initiative Akon Lighting Africa during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

Akon Lighting Africa seeks to develop a solar-powered solution to provide African villages with access to clean and affordable electricity.

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Founders: Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Turki Bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Albabtain.

Based: Riyadh

Offices: UAE, Vietnam and Germany

Founded: September, 2020

Number of employees: 70

Sector: FinTech, online payment solutions

Funding to date: $116m in two funding rounds  

Investors: Checkout.com, Impact46, Vision Ventures, Wealth Well, Seedra, Khwarizmi, Hala Ventures, Nama Ventures and family offices