Construction officially broke ground in 2020, yet Akon acknowledged the complexity of building a city from scratch. “It’s nowhere near done,” he admitted, emphasizing the enormity of the ...

The other project is a reported $6billion futuristically designed metropolis on the coast of Senegal called Akon City. Together Akoin and Akon City are supposed to represent the future of African ...

including a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal and a cryptocurrency called Akoin. Akon’s foray into Congo’s mining sector comes through a U.S.- registered firm called White Waterfall LLC ...