In a bid to to use solar activities to drive education by introducing connected tablet devices, Akon Lighting Africa concluded its two week road show in Benin Republic.

The three co-founders, Akon, Thione Niang and Samba Bathily inspected the new street lamps installed in the district of Pahou, near to the capital Cotonou with Prime Minister, Mr. Lionel Zinsou.

Akon explained that the solar power could be used to connect devices like telephones, fridges and computers.

“We presented the outline of a new project we hope to launch within the next few months to supply learning devices and to set up smart schools. By multiplying the number of pilot schemes or participating in tenders, Akon Lighting Africa and Solektra International is hoping to quickly achieve its objective to establish a presence in 25 countries by the end of 2016,” he said.

Other countries that were visited during the tour were Kenya, Rwanda, Congo-Brazzaville, Nigeria, Niger and Benin.