American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city in Senegal, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion US project ...

Rapper Akon has unveiled plans to create a city in Senegal with an economy based around his new cryptocurrency AKoin. The Missouri-born producer, who is of Senegalese descent, revealed details ...

Turns out Akon’s real-life Wakanda wasn’t meant to last forever. Senegal just ditched its plans for the singer’s multibillion-dollar smart city in the country, reminiscent of Marvel’s fictitious ...

Akon’s $6 billion plan for a real-life Wakanda on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast “no longer exists,” said Serigne Mamadou Mboup, head of Sapco-Senegal, the state agency overseeing coastal and ...

Akon Just Finalized an Agreement to Build 'Akon City' in Senegal The singer's solar-powered metropolis is already under construction. By Philip Ellis Published: Jan 14, 2020 9:46 AM EST Save Article ...

R&B singer Akon says work will begin in 2021 to create his vision for a futuristic, high-tech city in Senegal that will run on solar power and use cryptocurrencies.

Africa by Africans — Akon was born in Senegal before moving to the U.S. at 7 years old, and in recent years, he’s been intent on giving back not just to his home country but the continent as a ...

Producer, singer, rapper, and developer Akon is clearing up any rumors and confusion about his ongoing “Akon City” project in Senegal after reports surfaced that the $6 billion project was ...

Akon Has Secured A Multi-Billion-Dollar Contract To Build ‘Akon City’ In Senegal Carolyn Droke Assistant Editor, Indie Mixtape Twitter June 16, 2020 ...

Senegalese-American singer and songwriter Akon has pledged to invest in tourism in his native Senegal, industry and government officials said Thursday. Best known for his R&B hits such as ...

File photo, Akon, international music star and co-founder of Akon Lighting Africa, speaks at a news conference at the Climate Conference, known as COP22, in Marrakech, Morocco.

DAKAR, Senegal - American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project ...