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 ...

In 2018, Akon shared his plans of building a futuristic pan-African city in his home country of Senegal, describing it as the as a “a real-life Wakanda” in reference to the Afro-futuristic ...

And Akon says he's also planning to build a "crypto city" in Senegal which he calls "a real-life Wakanda". Just like the fictional land of Wakanda in Marvel's Black Panther, Akon promises says his ...

American singer and songwriter Akon has become the official owner of an African city named after him. “Just finalized the agreement for Akon City in Senegal. Looking forward to hosting you there ...