A fter nearly seven years of hype, delays, and confusion, Akon’s ambitious plan to build a $6 billion futuristic city in ...

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” ...

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

Akon’s plans for a multibillion-dollar city development on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast has been scrapped. According to Bloomberg, the West African country has instead opted for a scaled-back project that ...

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 ...

In 2018, 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 ...

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal -- When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside Senegalese town found reason to hope. Fishing has long been the community's lifeblood, but the ...

A ship capsized off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, killing at least 17 people. Bodies of the passengers who were on the capsized boat washed up on the Senegalese capital's coast around July 24, 2023.

SAINT-LOUIS, SENEGAL — The new sea wall in this old city isn’t just a wall, it’s a kaleidoscope. From the wall’s boulders you see children playing soccer, children joining hands for "Ring Around the ...