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 despite global tourism’s uncertain future.

Akon City, a “futuristic cryptocurrency themed ... Will cryptocurrencies become the tool that puts African nations on the path to overcoming their economic challenges? Akoin, is now part of ...

Is a pop idol building Wakanda? Akon announced on his social media channels on Monday that he is building a city of the future in Africa. “Just finalized the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal.

Known as “Akon City,” the rapper and entrepreneur tweeted ... said at the time it would be a five-minute drive from the West African state’s new international airport.

Senegalese-American singer and songwriter Akon speaks to the press in a hotel in Dakar, on August 31, 2020, to present plans to create a city named "Akon City". - The rapper, whose real name is ...

The West African nation granted the artist 136 acres of land on its Atlantic Coast in 2020 to build his Akon City — envisioned as a real-life Wakanda, the fictional country from Marvel Studios ...

Akon is a strong believer in the future of Africa. Back in 2020, the musician and businessman first announced that he was spearheading a $6 billion project — Akon City — as previously shared ...

In 2020, Senegalese-American singer Akon vowed to create "a real-life Wakanda" in Senegal. But four years on, his futuristic city remains little more than a pipe dream. The West African nation had ...

Singer Akon had all of Senegal excited about his plans to create a $6 billion futuristic Wakanda-inspired city in the West African country. But four years after he made his intentions known ...

In 2020, Akon, said he is pushing ahead with his $6bn (£4.5bn) plan to create a futuristic pan-African city in Senegal. At the time, the rapper described the project as a “real-life Wakanda ...

Senegalese lawmakers have called out 'Akon City' for its lackluster progress ... the fictional, advanced African nation of Marvel’s Black Panther. The plans included housing complexes, a ...