( NewsNation) — R&B singer Akon’s $6 billion plans to build a futuristic city on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast have been cancelled. Instead, the country plans to create a privately funded tourism hub.

Akon's $6 billion futuristic city project in Senegal officially scrapped after five years of failed promises, replaced with ...

The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality.

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Akon's futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has officially been scrapped. Now the nation will use the land to ...

Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a ...

Senegal cancels $6bn Akon City over delays and funding issues, pivoting to a scaled-down tourism project backed by private ...

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something ...

Senegal, the country's branch for developing its coastal regions, confirmed that Akon City "no longer exists" in a statement ...

Senegal has officially abandoned Akon's $6 billion Wakanda-inspired city project after years of delays, with only one ...

The Akon city project was expected to be completed by 2023 but has since faced significant challenges and delays.

Designed with curvy skyscrapers and sleek infrastructure, early renderings of Akon City drew comparisons to Marvel's ...