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Akon 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.
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Sep 15, 2020 · The 2,000-acre waterfront oasis is being designed to serve as a hub for business and tourism, and the renderings are the stuff of science fiction. Akon City's official website depicts a...
Dec 5, 2023 · In theory it will become the “welcome centre” of Akon City, a $6bn (£4.7bn) metropolis inspired by Wakanda, the fictional African country from the Black Panther films.
Dec 15, 2020 · The famed R&B singer is going ahead with plans to build a new $6 billion smart city in Senegal where nationals can live and work—and where members of the African Diaspora will always be welcome.
Dec 26, 2020 · This new $6 billion development is called Akon City and will fulfill the star’s wish to provide a refuge for members of the African Diaspora. Akon won't be "lonely" much longer—the smart city will break ground in 2021.
Dec 5, 2023 · The futuristic African cities envisioned by Senegalese-American singer Akon never progressed beyond the stage of promises, and now it seems his urban planning dream has died.
Apr 5, 2023 · In August 2020, Senegalese-American singer Akon laid the foundation stone for a smart city located over 100km south of Dakar, but work has yet to begin. Delays threaten to stop this pharaonic project that local politicians suspect is a hoax.
Oct 20, 2022 · The “Sorry, Blame It on Me” singer revealed in a recent interview that despite disruption in the plans, the first phase of “Akon City” in Senegal will be opening for living in 2026.
Jan 14, 2020 · Rapper and entrepreneur Akon has finalized the plans for his futuristic “Crypto city” on a 2,000-acre site near Senegal’s biggest airport.
