Akon 's plans to build a futuristic city in Senegal might have been scrapped, but the land that was supposed to house it apparently won't be going to waste. Back in 2020, the "Locked Up" hitmaker ...

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 ...

Akon/Getty *Akon’s vision to build a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal has come to a halt. The Senegalese government confirmed that the ambitious project, which once promised to create a ...

Akon’s Plans to Build a ‘Real-Life Wakanda’ in Senegal Have Been Scrapped The country will turn the allotted area into a $1 billion tourist hub instead. Published on July 10, 2025 By Nicole Hoey ...

Akon is shutting down rumors that his dream project, “Akon City,” has been scrapped. The ambitious city, first unveiled in 2018, was pitched as a cutting-edge, crypto-powered hub designed to ...

Akon made headlines seven years ago when he first announced his plans to build Akon City on the 1977-acre land of Mbodiène, which is located by Senegal's Atlantic coast nearly 60 miles south of ...

(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.

Last August, we told you about Akon’s plans to build “Akon City,” a $6 billion Wakanda-inspired city of tomorrow. With 136 acres of land granted by the Senegalese government, his futuristic ...

Producer, singer, rapper, and developer Akon is clearing up any rumors and confusion about his ongoing “Akon City” project in Senegal after reports surfaced that the $6 billion project was ...

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 ...

"Well, what I can tell you is the Akon City project is under attack," he said. "The impact that it's gonna do for Africa is kind of shaking up a lot of agendas, so you're gonna see a lot of ...

News Akon’s Planned $6 Billion Wakanda-Inspired African City Didn’t Happen, Here’s What It’s Become The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality. By ...