The end of Akon's 29-year marriage to Tomeka Thiam coincides with the collapse of his 6$ billion 'Wakanda' city dream in ...

From foot fetish accounts to performing on sailboats to AI advocacy, the careers of these '00s artists have taken some ...

Acclaimed director and producer David Serero announces the release of his latest film, “AKON: From Africa to the World”, a captivating and emotional portrait of global music icon Akon, tracing his ...

Akon's plan to build a futuristic city in the African nation of Senegal have been scrapped after years of delays. According to a report BBC published on Friday, July 4, the Senegalese government ...

(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. In ...

Tomeka Thiam, wife of music star Akon, files for divorce after 29 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking custody of their daughter and spousal support.

Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery near ...

Street art graffiti is spreading in West Africa. In Guinea's capital, an artist from Senegal is transforming city walls and ...

DAKAR, Senegal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Senegal offers a growing market within the framework of the Continental Free Trade Area, supported by a legal environment undergoing modernization and reform. We are ...

Annah Lake Zhu receives funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Amadou Ndiaye works at Amadou Mahtar Mbow university. So far, more than US$20 billion has been pledged, including large sums of ...

Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometer-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the ...