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Hip-hop musician Akon ‘bringing electricity to Africa’
31 August 2015 Last updated at 18:13 BST
Senegalese born hip-hop musician Akon is hoping to bring electricity to 600 million people across Africa through his Lighting Africa project.
The ambitious endeavour is gaining momentum, as Akon explained to the BBC’s Peter Okwoche.
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