Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed most of the land that was allocated for the proposed futuristic “Wakanda” ...

*Akon has been building his own ‘futuristic’ city in Senegal, which he admits will take 10 years to complete. He announced last June that he was working on building a “100% crypto-based city,” and ...

R&B singer Akon’s $6 billion plans to build a futuristic city on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast have been cancelled. Instead, the ...

The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville. Producer, singer, rapper, and developer Akon is clearing up any rumors and confusion ...

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something more realistic, officials say. "The Akon City project no longer exists," ...

Akon’s plans for a multibillion-dollar city development on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast has been scrapped. According to Bloomberg, the West African country has instead opted for a scaled-back project that ...

Officialised in 2018, the Akon City project was met with great enthusiasm in Senegal, where it initially had the support of the authorities and in particular President Macky Sall. A plot of land was ...

Four years after announcing his plans for a Wakanda-inspired city, the “Locked Up” singer is being told to get to work or risk losing the land In 2020, the “Locked Up” artist announced his plans for ...

His fame preceded him, opening the doors to the holiest of all holies. Alioune Badara Thiam (aka Akon), a Senegalese native son who became a music star on the other side of the Atlantic, saw the red ...

The Senegalese-American musician and millionaire Akon is still moving forward with his quixotic quest to build a city named - yes - “Akon City” in Senegal that will run on a cryptocurrency named ...

*Akon has finalized an agreement for the establishment of his own city in Senegal, called Akon City. The singer/entrepreneur shared a photo on Instagram from the deal-finalizing moment, and he ...