Akon City: Wakanda-style $6bn project abandoned by Senegal

Akon's $6 Billion 'Wakanda' City Dream In Senegal Collapses. Here's What Went Wrong

Akons dream of building a futuristic $6 billion city in Senegal, modeled after Wakanda, has been reportedly shelved. The project, once hailed as a haven for the global Black diaspora, is now being replaced by a more realistic venture.

Singer Akon's plans for $6,000,000,000 futuristic 'Wakanda' city ditched

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Senegal ditches Akon's 'unrealistic' city project

Designed with curvy skyscrapers and sleek infrastructure, early renderings of Akon City drew comparisons to Marvel's fictional African metropolis Wakanda

Akon City: Wakanda-style $6bn project abandoned by Senegal

Something more realistic will replace ambitious plans dreamt up by singer Akon, officials tell the BBC.

Wakanda not forever: Plans for futuristic African city fall apart

The city plan was scrapped after years of delays and reported mismanagement.

What Happened to Akon City? Inside the Collapse of a $6 Billion Dream

The highly publicized Akon City project, once billed as a futuristic $6 billion smart city in Senegal, has officially been shelved, according to Senegalese authorities. Speaking to the BBC, Serigne Mamadou Mboup, head of SAPCO (Senegal’s tourism development agency), confirmed: “The Akon City project no longer exists.” The announcement marks the formal end of a project that once promised to transform 800 hectares of coastal land near Mbodiène, ab…