( NewsNation) — R&B singer Akon’s $6 billion plans to build a futuristic city on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast have been cancelled ...

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The Akon city project was expected to be completed by 2023 but has since faced significant challenges and delays.

Akon's $6 billion futuristic city project in Senegal officially scrapped after five years of failed promises, replaced with ...

The 52-year-old first announced plans for this futuristic Wakanda-esque cityscape seven years ago, which was designed to operate on his new cryptocurrency 'Akoin'.

Akon City was painted as a smart city powered by renewable energy but construction has been all but stagnant over the last ...

Akon's R106-billion futuristic city project in Senegal officially cancelled after years of no progress or development. Government confirms only empty land remains where promised hospital, schools and ...

Senegal has officially abandoned Akon's $6 billion Wakanda-inspired city project after years of delays, with only one ...