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

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

Plans for a vast multi-billion-dollar city in West Africa have been scrapped in favour of a more "realistic" project, ...

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

Akon’s $6 billion ‘Wakanda-inspired’ city in Africa has been reportedly abandoned after years of delays and limited progress.

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, ...

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

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 ...

Senegal has officially pulled the plug on Akon’s ambitious plan to build a $6 billion futuristic smart city, citing little ...

Senegal scrapped R&B singer Akon's plans for a multi-billion-dollar city development on the country's Atlantic Coast, and ...