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

Akon's grand dream of Akon City, a cutting-edge metropolis inspired by Wakanda, has met an untimely demise as the Senegalese government officially pulls the plug. The $6 billion initiative ...

Singer Akon’s plans for $6,000,000,000 futuristic ‘Wakanda’ city ditched Sara Odeen-Isbister Published July 4, 2025 5:42pm Updated July 4, 2025 6:08pm Comments ...

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 ...

Plans for "Akon City," a futuristic metropolis modeled to be a "real-life Wakanda," made waves when the public first learned of the initiative in 2018.

Initial designs for Akon City, with its boldly curvaceous skyscrapers, were compared by commentators to the awe-inspiring fictional city of Wakanda in Marvel's Black Panther films and comic books.

Initial designs for Akon City, with its boldly curvaceous skyscrapers, were compared by commentators to the awe-inspiring fictional city of Wakanda in Marvel's Black Panther films and comic books.

Akon's plan to build a $6 billion dollar Akon City in Senegal, supported by his Akoin cryptocurrency, is not working out.

Senegal has officially axed plans for Akon City, the wildly ambitious $6 billion crypto-metropolis dreamed up by singer-turned-visionary Akon.

Global singer Akon’s dream plan to establish a $6 billion worth futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has reportedly been scrapped by the Senegal authorities for a more practical and ...