(FILES) This file photo taken on June 3, 2015 shows Senegalese-American rapper Akon performing during the 14th edition of the Mawazine music festival in Rabat. Cliched rappers spend money on bling and cars, but Senegalese-American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across Africa. The rapper added The Gambia and Cape Verde to his Akon Lighting Africa initiative on March 4, 2017, a fund that already helps populations who struggle to connect to limited or absent national grids in 25 African countries. / AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNAFADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images
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Akon on Trump's travel ban and helping refugees
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Rapper turned philanthropist Akon talks Trump's America, getting bullied for being African and bringing electricity to refugee camps.
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(FILES) This file photo taken on June 3, 2015 shows Senegalese-American rapper Akon performing during the 14th edition of the Mawazine music festival in Rabat. Cliched rappers spend money on bling and cars, but Senegalese-American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across Africa. The rapper added The Gambia and Cape Verde to his Akon Lighting Africa initiative on March 4, 2017, a fund that already helps populations who struggle to connect to limited or absent national grids in 25 African countries. / AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNAFADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images
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