Akon — who spent his time growing up in Senegal and Newark, NJ — promised the project would source local materials to create a “very, very African” development.

R&B singer Akon says work will begin in 2021 to create his vision for a futuristic, high-tech city in Senegal that will run on solar power and use cryptocurrencies.

Rapper Akon has unveiled plans to create a city in Senegal with an economy based around his new cryptocurrency AKoin. The Missouri-born producer, who is of Senegalese descent, revealed details ...

Rapper and entrepreneur Akon has finalized the plans for his futuristic “Crypto city” on a 2,000-acre site near Senegal’s biggest airport.

In 2020, Senegalese-American singer Akon vowed to create "a real-life Wakanda" in Senegal. But four years on, his futuristic city remains little more than a pipe dream.

Akon's father was born in Senegal and Akon spent a lot of time there as a child. In 2020, the "Locked Up" singer announced plans to build Akon City, a high-tech, eco-friendly urban center inspired ...

Rapper Akon officially owns a city in Senegal that is named after himself and has its own economy based around his very own cryptocurrency called AKoin. The Missouri-born producer, who is of ...

Akon first announced in 2018 that he wanted to build a technologically advanced city in Senegal on Africa’s west coast. Akon spent much of his childhood in Senegal before moving back to the US ...

DAKAR, Senegal — 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 ...