Gambia: Akon Introduces Solar Project in Gambia, With Pilot Phase Benefiting 4000 Villagers

The high-profile international musician and entrepreneur, Akon (Alioune Badara Thiam), Thione Niang - Give1 Project Founder, Samba Bathily - CEO ADS Group, co-founders of AKON LIGHTING AFRICA, on 4 and 5 March 2017 made an official visit to The Gambia.

The purpose of their visit was to pay a courtesy call on President Adama Barrow, as part of the AKON LIGHTING AFRICA Project tour, to launch the donated pilot solar project site at Sare Pateh Jamwelly in Kombo North district, and partake in a Give1 Project Gambia Youth Empowerment Talks centered on the theme: "The role of young people in the development of a New Gambia".

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