Akon's eponymous city project, envisioned as a $6 billion futuristic metropolis in Senegal, Africa, now faces a critical ultimatum. The Senegalese government issued an ultimatum to the singer ...

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 ...

"Congratulations to my dear brother William Ruto as he is declared winner of the presidential elections in Kenya," Akon wrote to his ... to be a Kenyan from today. Africa deserves strong, sober ...

Together Akoin and Akon City are supposed to represent the future of African life but after several delays will these plans ever take off?

Currently, Akon’s 2007 single ‘Don’t Matter ... “It reminds me of home in the States and home in Africa. When I wrote this song, it was reminiscent of my life story to an extent ...

Nathalie Akon Gabala joined IFC as Director of Gender & Economic Inclusion Department in September 2023. Nathalie, an American and Ivorian national, was earlier the Executive Director at Mastercard ...