Rapper/ Hiphop Singer AKON​ light up Africa Project: Kirpradioshow.com

Tonight on Kirpradioshow. We take it back to 2014. Rapper/ Hiphop Singer AKON? set out to light up Africa as he pledged to grant power to more than 1 million (1,000,000) housholds. Tonight you will hear him talk about it with the National Press Club! Tune in NOW! Kirpradioshow.com

Published on Aug 12, 2014 : During President Obama’s first-ever U.S.-Africa Summit, Akon, a five-time Grammy nominated artist and philanthropist, convened the first annual “Africa: New Partnership Models for Growth Conference,” August 7, 2014. Featuring African Heads of State, including those from Guinea, Kenya, Congo, and Ghana, this international conference gave the next generation of African leaders from all sectors of activity a platform and opportunity to directly exchange with African decision-makers, business leaders, civil society representatives, opinion leaders, athletes, artists, and celebrities.

Here, Akon discusses the results of the conference at a National Press Club Newsmaker event August 7th, 2014