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  Music mogul Akon going ahead with futuristic 'Akon City' in Senegal

  Music mogul Akon going ahead with futuristic 'Akon City' in Senegal. US-Senegalese star says smart city will be built in mould of fictional nation Wakanda

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  Akon moves ahead with £4.5bn ‘real-life Wakanda’ city project in Senegal

  R&B; star Akon is pushing ahead with his $6bn (£4.5bn) plan to create a futuristic pan-African city in Senegal.The project has been described by Akon as a “real-life Wakanda”, a reference to the fictional African state from the Marvel Comic series (and 2018 blockbuster film) Black Panther.

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  Evening Standard

  Akon reveals new plans for his 2000-acre, cryptocurrency-powered 'Akon City' in Senegal

  You may not have thought about Akon since his song 'Lonely' became an earworm a decade ago, but the musician has moved from conquering the charts to building what has been dubbed his very own 'Wakanda.'Between setting up his own cryptocurrency AKoin and vowing to bring electricity to 600 million people in Africa, Akon is making strides on the building of his very own 'futuristic' city in Senegal - named after himself.

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  Akon officially owns a city in Senegal and he's named it after himself

  Rapper Akon officially owns a city in Senegal that is named after himself and has its own economy based around his very own cryptocurrency called AKoin.The Missouri-born producer, who is of Senegalese descent, announced he had “finalised agreement” on the city via his Twitter page.

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  Grammy award-winning artist Akon announces he would consider running for president at One Young World summit

  Grammy award-winning artist and businessman Akon has said he would consider running for president of the United States. The 45-year-old made the surprise announcement at the annual One Young World summit in the Hague on Friday, causing actress Rosario Dawson and other to rise to their feet with applause. The popular musician was one of the panellists at the summit’s plenary session on poverty alleviation and economic development.

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  Akon to build new city in Senegal with own cryptocurrency called AKoin

  Rapper Akon has unveiled plans to create a city in Senegal with an economy based around his new cryptocurrency AKoin. The Missouri-born producer, who is of Senegalese descent, revealed details about the place - called Akon Crypto City - on a panel called Branding Africa: Blockchain, Entrepreneurship and Empowering the Future at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. According to Page Six, he told the panel's audience at the creative festival that his proposed cryptocurrency - A

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