American's Tweet That Akon Brought Electricity To South Africa Backfires:

 

Akon is trending in South Africa because netizens have expressed hilarity and disbelief at a tweet by an American declaring that the musician was responsible for bringing electricity to South Africa.The American who made the tweet in a bid to show disapproval for the Zulu Parade which took place in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, has been slammed by South African netizens for sheer ignorance.

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The tweet claiming Akon brought electricity to South Africa generated further ire because the singer holds no tie whatsoever to the country.Akon was born in Louis, Missouri to parents of Senegalese descent. Senegal is country in West Africa.

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