Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global tourism’s uncertain future.

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 other project is a reported $6billion futuristically designed metropolis on the coast of Senegal called Akon City. Together Akoin and Akon City are supposed to represent the future of African ...

As for Akon, he remains focused on his ambitious Akon City project, making it hard to predict whether he’ll acknowledge Rose’s story at all. While she didn’t say anything particularly ...

including a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal and a cryptocurrency called Akoin. Akon’s foray into Congo’s mining sector comes through a U.S.- registered firm called White Waterfall LLC ...

50 cent is yet to react, as he remains occupied with his ongoing social media feud with Big Meech. Meanwhile, Akon, still focused on his Akon City project, has yet to address the claims.