*Akon has finalized an agreement for the establishment of his own city in Senegal, called Akon City. The singer/entrepreneur shared a photo on Instagram from the deal-finalizing moment, and he ...

Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed most of the land that was allocated for the proposed futuristic “Wakanda” ...

( NewsNation) — Singer Akon was arrested near Atlanta last week after police picked him up on an outstanding warrant. Akon, ...

Senegal's government has scrapped plans for Akon City, the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency city project led by R&B singer Akon. Akon City has been cancelled in favour of a scaled-back tourist ...

Multi-platinum artist Akon shared updates on his ambitious $6 billion Akon City project in Senegal during a recent AllHipHop interview with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. The entrepreneur admitted to ...

(NewsNation) — R&B singer Akon’s $6 billion plans to build a futuristic city on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast have been cancelled. Instead, the country plans to create a privately funded tourism hub. In ...

Herds of cows meander across the one-lane highway that leads down Senegal's coast to Mbodiene, a farming village surrounded ...

Akon’s Wakanda is on the way, he tells Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. “My biggest thing was I promoted it way, way, way too early,” Akon confessed during the interview. When pressed, he said it was sheer ...

Singer Akon had all of Senegal excited about his plans to create a $6 billion futuristic Wakanda-inspired city in the West African country. But four years after he made his intentions known, there has ...

HE’S the Noughties R&B legend behind hits like Slap That and Lonely – but proud ‘polygamist’ Akon is anything but “Mr Lonely” ...

Singer Akon is hoping for another hit with his self-named Senegalese city and accompanying cryptocurrency, Akoin. On Monday, the singer tweeted that he had finalized an agreement to build a 2,000-acre ...