So far, the only tangible sign of construction of Akon City, aside from the Welcome Center, is a recently built youth center, the platform reported last December. The project was financed by Akon ...

The vision for the city began as a technological and economic hub for Africa, including luxury apartments, a cryptocurrency-based economy and progressive energy solutions. Akon stressed the ...

Multi-platinum artist Akon shared updates on his ambitious $6 billion Akon City project in Senegal during a recent AllHipHop interview with Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. The entrepreneur admitted ...

A major African country is set to benefit from a new £4.7billion city that is being funded by a popstar. Named Akon City, the new Senegalese metropolis is named after the singer Akon, famous for ...

Is Senegal’s Akon City an impossible dream? A futuristic city with atypical architecture, immersed in high-tech and propelled by solar energy and the crypto-currency launched by musician Akon, Akon ...

Akon Crypto City will apparently be "a short drive" from ... which Akon's site says has brought solar power to 18 African countries so far. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday ...

Acclaimed singer Akon has set the ball rolling on a futuristic city in Senegal. Hi-tech 'Akon City' will use cryptocurrency and be a place without borders, he said in Abu Dhabi. Senegal ...

But as far as ... been used. So it seems, despite appearances, Akon was talking about somewhere else entirely. Akoin - the musician's cryptocurrency - will be at the centre of the city's ...