Singer Akon’s plans to build a futuristic city in his family’s home country, Senegal, have fallen through. The project, which failed to make much visible progress despite the singer’s plans to raise ...

Senegal’s government has officially pulled the plug on R&B star Akon’s ambitious $6 billion plan to build a futuristic city inspired by Marvel's Wakanda-style set up in the film Black Panther. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed most ...

Senegal government have confirmed that plans for a futuristic city in Senegal, proposed by singer Akon, have officially been scrapped. “The Akon City project no longer exists,” said Serigne Mamadou ...

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something more realistic, officials say. "The Akon City project no longer exists," ...

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 ...

*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 ...

Akon is making it clear that his futuristic $6 billion Akon City project in Senegal is still alive and progressing, despite speculation suggesting otherwise. While speaking with TMZ Hip Hop during a ...

Five years after Grammy-nominated artist Akon announced his ambitious plans to construct a futuristic, cryptocurrency-powered city in Senegal, the project has officially been scrapped. What was once ...