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

Singer Akon’s plans for a $6 billion city in Senegal have been abandoned in favour of something more ‘realistic’. Dubbed Akon ...

The Senegalese-American musician and millionaire Akon is still moving forward with his quixotic quest to build a city named - yes - “Akon City” in Senegal that will run on a cryptocurrency ...

Akon's father was born in Senegal and Akon spent a lot of time there as a child. In 2020, the "Locked Up" singer announced plans to build Akon City, a high-tech, eco-friendly urban center inspired ...

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In 2020, the “Locked Up” artist announced his plans for “Akon City.”With land granted to him by the Senegalese government, the community, located about 60 miles from the capital city of ...

Akon is a strong believer in the future of Africa. Back in 2020, the musician and businessman first announced that he was spearheading a $6 billion project — Akon City — as previously shared ...

Akon visits SiriusXM Studios in New York City on September 22, 2022. The singer and record producer has responded to memes making fun of his hairline. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images ...

Akon stopped by The Zeze Millz Show this week for a wide-ranging interview and ended up giving his stamp of approval to Nick Cannon‘s rapidly growing bevy of babies.. Host Zeze Mills brought up ...

Akon admits that this has been a process that's been in the making for quite sometime. "This has been an idea for years like forever," he adds.

Akon was among the early champions of Lady Gaga, so much so that she was signed to his KonLive Distribution label in 2007.Although Gaga's last release on the label was her A Very Gaga Holiday EP ...

Akon explained that it was just part of his evolution. “Bro, it’s nothing not to laugh about,” he said in response to the online trolls he faced. Akon joked, “I had a lot of dark-skinned ...