Senegal has officially abandoned plans for Akon City

Singer Akon’s Failed Futuristic City in Senegal Ends Up a $1 Billion Resort

Senegal scrapped R&B singer Akon’s plans for a multibillion-dollar city development on the country’s Atlantic Coast, and opted for a scaled-back project in the debt-stricken country that will rely on private funding.

Akon's Futuristic City Bites the Dust: One House Built Since 2020

Senegal has canceled rap singer Akon’s dream plan to build a $6 billion futuristic smart city. Only one house has been built since 2020. It was inspired by the city in a Black Panther movie, Wakenda The project, which the American-Senegalese singer announced in 2020, was meant to turn the quiet village of Mbodiène into […] The post Akon’s Futuristic City Bites the Dust: One House Built Since 2020 appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Planning gaps leave Senegal questioning ‘Akon City’

Herds of cows meander across the one-lane highway that leads down Senegal's coast to Mbodiene, a farming village where singer Akon plans to build a futuristic city.

Huge £4.4bn seaside city with bendy skyscraper designed by Akon suffers blow - The Mirror

Celebrity singer-songerwriter Akon has been left red-faced after his ambitious plans to build a futuristic seaside city to the tune of £4.4bn has descended into chaos

Senegal has officially abandoned plans for Akon City

It looks like Senegal has officially abandoned its plans to develop a new city with help from Akon. The singer announced his ambition to build a city in his native country, which would use his own cryptocurrency Akoin, in the summer of 2018. For a while, it looked like things were going ahead as planned. In January 2020, it was reported that the deal had been rubber-stamped by the nation’s state-owned SAPCO tourism company, and that a “10-year b…