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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In addition to Uganda, Akon also spent $6 billion to build a larger encrypted city in Senegal. The project covers an area of 2,000 acres or about 3.12 square miles. These two future cities ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...