The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville.

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

Senegal announced that the West African country’s plans for Akon City — a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis inspired by the ...

Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed ...

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Akon insists his Akon City project is still alive despite delays and misinformation, while the government shifts to a more practical plan.

Akon's futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has officially been scrapped. Now the nation will use the land to ...

Akon is shutting down rumors that his dream project, “Akon City,” has been scrapped.

"The Akon City project no longer exists," said Serigne Mamadou Mboup, who's the the head of Senegal's tourism development ...

The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality.

Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a resort in its stead.

Akon’s ambitious $6 billion plan to build a Wakanda-inspired smart city in Senegal has been officially abandoned.