Solektra International and Sunna Design Partner to Produce the First “Made in Africa” Solar Street Lamps in Bamako A Strategic Move for the Akon Lighting Africa Initiative Bamako, January 12th, 2017 – Known for launching the Akon Lighting Africa initiative, Solektra International has just announced a major partnership with Sunna Design, starting with the…
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DUBAI: The third edition of The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) was inaugurated on Wednesday under the patronage and in the presence of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Dubai: Keynote speakers urged hundreds of students attending the World Green Economy…
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This initiative enables Solektra International to support the development of the next generation of low cost energy solutions in Africa Paris and Bamako, July 18th 2016 – Solektra International’s CEO Samba Bathily has just been named chairman of the jury of the first edition of the Africa Energy Generation Prize, launched in June 2016 by the…
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Join the co-founders of Solektra International Solektra in Hello Africa, an enthusiastic TV show designed by Eunice Omole and produced by Ebony Life TV to highlight key figures of the African Diaspora and their role in the development of the continent. For Akon, Thione Niang Samba Bathily, this is an opportunity to come back on…
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The main initiative of Solektra International, Akon Lighting Africa, has caught the attention of France 24, which devoted part of the latest edition of Down to Earth. Akon and Samba Bathily, respectively chairman and CEO of Solektra, take the floor to explain their approach and what virtuous circle can be set up once energy is…
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Almost a year after being honored by the United Nations Initiative Sustainable Energy 4 All, Akon, Thione Niang and Samba Bathily, cofounders of Solektra International, the company that launched the Akon Lighting Africa program, are again in New York; this time they will celebrate with the international community the historic agreement on climate adopted in Paris at the…
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