The singer bit off more than he could chew with his Senegal city, and now the land will be used to house hotels, apartments, a marina and more.

The dream of Akon City, a real-life Wakanda on the West African coast, has faded, leaving behind only the ghost of an ...

Akon’s $6 billion plan for a real-life Wakanda on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast “no longer exists,” said Serigne Mamadou Mboup, ...

Akon’s futuristic $6 billion city in Senegal has officially been abandoned after years of delays and no construction beyond a single building.

Construction has officially begun on the Mbodiene seaside resort, a major development located on the Petite Côte in Senegal's ...

Akon failed to deliver on his dream of a real-life Wakanda in the debt-stricken country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Akon's plan to build a $6 billion dollar Akon City in Senegal, supported by his Akoin cryptocurrency, is not working out.

Celebrity singer-songerwriter Akon has been left red-faced after his ambitious plans to build a futuristic seaside city to the tune of £4.4bn has descended into chaos ...

It looks like Senegal has officially abandoned its plans to develop a new city with help from Akon and his cryptocurrency.

The agreement signifies a crucial step towards achieving the objectives outlined in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, a strategic roadmap for economic transformation. This ambitious plan prioritizes the ...

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

Akon announced a cryptocurrency called Akoin and plans for a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis in his native country Senegal. Now, seven years later, Senegal has confirmed that the city will not be ...