Akon slammed for saying he brought electricity to Africa

Akon slammed for saying he brought electricity to Africa

The mentions of popular American talk show ‘The Real’ is currently in shambles after Akon’s interview with the ladies aired and went viral. In the

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The mentions of popular American talk show ‘The Real’ is currently in shambles after Akon’s interview with the ladies aired and went viral.

In the video, Tamera Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love and Jeannie Mai praised the singer for his magnanimous effort in bringing electricity to the whole continent after 20 years of darkness, a statement he did nothing to disprove.

Many Africans took to Twitter to drag both Akon and the show for such myopic views and misrepresentation of the continent, further strengthening the ideology that Westerners are especially clueless about everything Africa and seem to hold on to the caveman idea of people living like monkeys as regards the continent.