In 2018, Akon announced a cryptocurrency called Akoin and plans for a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis in his native country Senegal. Now, seven years later, Senegal has confirmed that the city will not be happening.
Full ArticleSenegal Abandons Plans For Akon City
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