Akon City - Wikipedia
WEBAkon City is a planned community in the M'bour Department of Senegal by Senegalese singer and entrepreneur Akon. The project was first announced by Akon in 2018. Akon said in October 2022 that construction of the city's first phase would begin in 2023 and be completed in 2028.
Akon City: tumbleweed rolls through site of rapper’s Wakanda …
WEB4 Dec 2023 · Akon City: tumbleweed rolls through site of rapper’s Wakanda-inspired dream. A herd of cattle walk past the bare bones construction of the first building to be built for Akon City, the...
Inside Akon City, the $6 Billion Smart City Akon Is Building in Senegal
WEB15 Sep 2020 · Akon is moving forward with plans to build a $6 billion sustainable smart city in Senegal called Akon City. The Senegalese American singer said the 2,000-acre futuristic metropolis...
Akon created his own city in Senegal called ‘Akon City’ - CNN
WEB14 Jan 2020 · Akon, who is of Senegalese descent, originally announced plans for the futuristic “Crypto city” in 2018 saying that the city would be built on a 2,000-acre land gifted to him by the President...
R&B singer Akon is building a ‘real-life Wakanda’ in Senegal | CNN
WEB2 Sep 2020 · The award-winning R&B singer Akon is going ahead with ambitious plans to build a “futuristic” city in Senegal that he says will be a real-life version of Wakanda, the hi-tech nation portrayed...
R&B Star Akon’s New $6 Billion Smart City in Senegal Will Offer a ...
WEB15 Dec 2020 · R&B Star Akon’s New $6 Billion Smart City in Senegal Will Offer a Second Home for the African Diaspora. Residents will pay for everything with a new cryptocurrency "Akoin." Published on...
Music mogul Akon going ahead with futuristic 'Akon City' in Senegal …
WEB2 Sep 2020 · The US-Senegalese music mogul Akon has said he is pressing ahead with lofty plans to create a futuristic Pan-African smart city in Senegal next year, built in the mould of Wakanda - the...
Akon City, Senegal: What neighbors think of the star’s smart city ...
WEB28 Jan 2021 · Akon City has been compared to Wakanda: the fictional city in “Black Panther” that captured imaginations, giving a much-needed revamp to images of Africa. But Akon City’s no symbol. Its...
Akon is creating a futuristic 'Akon City' in Senegal
WEB20 Jan 2020 · Travel News. Senegal. Akon is creating a futuristic Akon City in Senegal complete with its own crypto currency. James Gabriel Martin. Jan 20, 2020 • 1 min read.
Afrofuturistic AKON CITY Underway in Senegal | Africanews
WEB1 Sep 2020 · Akon City is to be an African utopia with everything available to its inhabitants. Its own hospital, police stations, plus a seaside resort, a tech hub and even a recording studio. A hotel...
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