Akon's grand dream of Akon City, a cutting-edge metropolis inspired by Wakanda, has met an untimely demise as the Senegalese ...

The Senegalese government has confirmed that instead of the ambitious plan, it had been scrapped to make way for something ...

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

It will be replaced with something more 'realistic' said officials.

Plans for a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal, envisioned by U.S.-born singer Akon and inspired by the fictional Wakanda ...

A project by Icelandic firm s.ap arkitektar envisions the year 2150, when buildings and cities made from lava could be a ...

American R&B singer 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 ...

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In 2020, Billund became the first Danish city to join what is now a roster of almost a thousand cities in 50 countries as a UNICEF Child Friendly City. The designation celebrates communities that ...

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The city's German immigrant experience suggests that immediate assimilation isn't necessary to eventual assimilation.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, the city’s construction has confounded people since its modern discovery in 1911.