The Ugandan government has given Akon one square mile to create a second Akon City. Akon will soon have yet another African city that bears his name. The rapper-turned-business mogul is working to ...

Akon City, a planned $6 billion development on the coast of Senegal spearheaded by the singer , is no more, Bloomberg reports. Most of the land allocated for the project has been reclaimed by the ...

At the 2018 Cannes Lion Festival, Akon stated that his cryptocurrency, Akoin, would bring freedom back to Africa. In a way, it brings financial security decentralization away from governments. However ...

Despite what you may have heard, the long-discussed Akon City project is “not gonna stop,” at least according to the man himself. Below, we dig into the latest on the planned Senegal city, which Akon ...

Uganda plans to build a new city in an area near Kampala that’s adjacent to a square mile it has offered to R&B singer Akon for development as it seeks to reduce congestion in the capital. It wants to ...

Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed most of the land that was allocated for the proposed futuristic “Wakanda” ...

Earlier this month, Senegal announced that the West African country’s plans for Akon City — a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis inspired by the R&B singer — were no longer happening. Now, Akon is ...

Akon still believes in the prospects of African investment, as he laid out in an interview on the Revolt podcast, Assets Over Liabilities. According to Yahoo, Akon implored Black people to pool ...

Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a resort in its stead. Plans for a futuristic African city backed by New ...

The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville. Producer, singer, rapper, and developer Akon is clearing up any rumors and confusion ...

*A former business partner of Akon has described the artist’s Senegal city plans to a Ponzi scheme. We previously reported that Akon is not only building a futuristic city in Senegal, the former ...

*Akon has been building his own ‘futuristic’ city in Senegal, which he admits will take 10 years to complete. He announced last June that he was working on building a “100% crypto-based city,” and ...