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Sep 2, 2020 · CNN —. 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 ...
Dec 4, 2023 · A siege of herons flies unperturbed above the futuristic curvature of an oddly solitary white concrete building in Mbodiène, a coastal village in Senegal. In theory it will become the “welcome...
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Akon said in October 2022 that construction of the city's first phase would begin in 2023 and be completed in 2028. Akon said he was inspired by the movie Black Panther , and he refers to Akon City as a "real-life Wakanda " that uses the latest technologies of blockchain and cryptocurrency .
Dec 26, 2020 · Singer Akon is building a futuristic metropolis in Senegal called Akon City, which will be a refuge for the African Diaspora and a hub for renewable energy and Akoin, his cryptocurrency. The $6 billion development will include a 2,000-acre resort, condos, a stadium, and a tech hub.
Dec 24, 2022 · 24 December 2022. Dave Simpson. By Jonathan Griffin. BBC Trending. RnB singer Akon says his much-delayed plans for Akon City - an African metropolis on the Senegalese coast - are "100,000%...
