More: A 'real-life Wakanda': R&B singer Akon moves ahead with 'Akon City' in Senegal A Grammy-nominated ... in opportunities on the continent of 1.3 billion people. In December a company ...

The vision for the city began as a technological and economic hub for Africa, including luxury apartments, a cryptocurrency-based economy and progressive energy solutions. Akon stressed the ...

Multi-platinum artist Akon shared updates on his ambitious $6 billion Akon City project in Senegal during a recent AllHipHop interview with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. The entrepreneur admitted ...

A herd of cattle walk past the bare bones construction of the first building to be built for Akon City, the welcome centre, in Mbodiene on October 26, 2023. Senegal Photograph: Guy Peterson/The ...

RnB singer Akon is planning a Senegalese super-city running on cryptocurrency. But will it happen?

He took to social media to unveil the first 3-D rendering of his Akon City. “We are looking at Akon city to become the beginning of Africa’s future,” said the rapper at the special ceremony ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The twisting metallic skyscrapers planned for Akon City look like they could sprout on Mars in the distant future — blueprints that scream: Bring your hoverboard. But Akon ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amidst these musical endeavors, Akon has been busy with his ambitious — and reportedly tumultuous — effort to build a futuristic, Wakanda-esque city in Senegal called (seriously) Akon City ...

Akon City will be here before we know it, according to Akon. During a recent interview, Akon confirmed that the city he is building in Senegal will be open for living by 2026. In addition to that ...