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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.
Sep 15, 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 would...
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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...
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- Aisha Salaudeen
Jan 14, 2020 · CNN — It’s official, Akon has his own city in Senegal. Known as “Akon City,” the rapper and entrepreneur tweeted Monday that he had finalized the agreement for the new city. Ad Feedback....
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- Amir Vera
Dec 24, 2022 · Akon plans to build a futuristic city on the Senegalese coast, powered by his own cryptocurrency Akoin. But the project has faced delays, criticism and legal issues, while some investors have not received their refunds.
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Aug 31, 2020 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global tourism’s uncertain future.
