Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something ...

Akon’s $6 billion plan for a real-life Wakanda on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast “no longer exists,” said Serigne Mamadou Mboup, ...

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Grammy-nominated artist Akon publicly accused a former associate, Be.I, of fraud and misrepresentation in a recent video ...

Senegal announced that the West African country’s plans for Akon City — a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis inspired by the ...

( NewsNation) — R&B singer Akon’s $6 billion plans to build a futuristic city on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast have been cancelled. Instead, the country plans to create a privately funded tourism hub.

The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville.

Akon City was painted as a smart city powered by renewable energy but construction has been all but stagnant over the last five years. Sapco-Senegal has reclaimed the land and plans to build a resort ...

Senegal's government has scrapped plans for Akon City, the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency city project led by R&B singer ...

The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality.

Akon/Getty *Akon’s vision to build a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal has come to a halt. The Senegalese government confirmed that the ambitious project, which once promised to create a ...

Akon's futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has officially been scrapped. Now the nation will use the land to create a $1 billion resort.