Entertainment extraordinaire Akon is organizing an electricity initiative on The Continent

The Konvict general and entertainment mogul Akon is set to launch an unprecedented movement in which one million people on the continent of Africa will have access to electricity in 2014.

The St. Louis born artist turned exec spent much of his childhood in Senegal, which he says is his hometown. Akon, whose full name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, rose to fame with his “Locked Up” single from his Trouble debut.

Akon’s program is scheduled to reach other African nations including his home of Senegal, Gabon, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gambia, the Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. The Konvict CEO is scheduled to meet with the leaders of these countries over the next week.

A statement from the akonlightingafrica.com website says, “The lack of electricity is currently a major problem in Africa,” reads the campaign. “A significant number of households in rural areas and even urban cities do not have access to electricity. This is a real obstacle to Africa’s Sustainable Development.”

-Sha Be Allah(@KingPenStatus)