Singer Akon Says Committed to Plans of Building ‘Wakanda’ in Senegal After Years of Delay

In 2018, American-born rapper and pop singer of Senegalese descent Akon revealed plans for a futuristic and innovative city, claiming that it would be a “Crypto city”, where residents would conduct all monetary transactions in “Akoins”. The new $6 billion project, called Akon City, will be situated in Ngueniene, a coastal municipality in Senegal.