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

The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality.

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

Akon's futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has officially been scrapped. Now the nation will use the land to ...

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

Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a ...

The state-backed developmental program said it now plans to spend 665 billion CFA francs ($1.2 billion) to transform the area into a tourist hotspot. The space is set to include hotels, apartments, ...

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

Akon failed to deliver on his dream of a real-life Wakanda in the debt-stricken country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Plans for a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal, envisioned by U.S.-born singer Akon and inspired by the fictional Wakanda ...

Senegal, the country's branch for developing its coastal regions, confirmed that Akon City "no longer exists" in a statement ...