As parts of Africa battle a grave Ebola crisis, rapper Akon performed in Democratic Republic of Congo — inside of a giant hamster ball. Twitter users have accused the hip hop star of donning the ...

Philanthropist, business mogul and five-time Grammy nominated artist Akon has initiated a partnership to bring electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. As one of the leading ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer Akon has a goal of bringing solar-powered electricity to 1 million homes in Africa by the end of the year, and the singer is using millions of his own dollars ...

Rapper Akon was not so bright when it came to paying his lighting contractors. RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that Southern Electric Company claims they never got paid for their work at his ...

In a recent performance in Democratic Republic of the Congo, rapper Akon surfed through the crowd in rather unique fashion — inside of a giant, clear bubble. The stunt, however, has some accusing the ...

Singer Akon has launched an ambitious endeavor that aims to improve the lives of over one million people in Africa. His new initiative “Akon Lighting Africa” hopes to bring electricity to one million ...

Akon has revealed that he no longer works with Lady Gaga because she has already reached her peak. The ‘Poker Face’ star was originally signed to Akon’s Kon Live label, but he ended the deal “before ...

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Five-time Grammy winner Akon visited the CBS2 studios Friday to talk about his initiative to bring electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. "Akon ...

With the recent news of a man in Dallas being diagnosed with the Ebola virus, paranoia about the dreaded disease is high throughout the United States. In the days since, a story has surfaced involving ...