Plans for a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal, envisioned by U.S.-born singer Akon and inspired by the fictional Wakanda of Marvel's Black Panther, have been formally abandoned by Senegalese ...

The city, 60 miles south of Senegal’s capital, Dakar was to be powered solely by renewable energy. Officials reportedly blamed funding, legal and construction issues for the the project’s demise.

Four years after announcing his plans for a Wakanda-inspired city, the "Locked Up" singer is being told to get to work or risk losing the land In 2020, the “Locked Up” artist announced his ...

News Akon’s Planned $6 Billion Wakanda-Inspired African City Didn’t Happen, Here’s What It’s Become The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality. By ...

Last August, we told you about Akon’s plans to build “Akon City,” a $6 billion Wakanda-inspired city of tomorrow. With 136 acres of land granted by the Senegalese government, his futuristic ...

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 ...

Akons dream of building a futuristic $6 billion city in Senegal, modeled after Wakanda, has been reportedly shelved. The project, once hailed as a haven for the global Black diaspora, is now being ...

Senegal has officially abandoned Akon's $6 billion Wakanda-inspired city project after years of delays, with only one building completed. The government moves towards a new tourism development plan.

In 2020, Senegalese-American singer Akon vowed to create "a real-life Wakanda" in Senegal. But four years on, his futuristic city remains little more than a pipe dream. The West African nation had ...