Turns out Akon’s real-life Wakanda wasn’t meant to last forever. For the unversed, the Senegalese American R&B star got the ball rolling on his eponymous city, estimated to cost $6 billion, back in ...

Temporary stoppage funding has been passed through the Senate to reopen the federal government through Jan. 30 in exchange for a near-future vote on ACA funding. 18 hours ago “I've been thinking about ...

Akon's plans to build a futuristic city in Senegal might have been scrapped, but the land that was supposed to house it apparently won't be going to waste. Back in 2020, the "Locked Up" hitmaker ...

The dream that captured headlines worldwide has finally met its inevitable end. Senegal officials have officially scrapped Akon’s ambitious $6 billion futuristic city project, acknowledging what local ...

Akon’s Wakanda is on the way, he tells Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. “My biggest thing was I promoted it way, way, way too early,” Akon confessed during the interview. When pressed, he said it was sheer ...

Senegal’s government has officially pulled the plug on R&B star Akon’s ambitious $6 billion plan to build a futuristic city inspired by Marvel's Wakanda-style set up in the film Black Panther. The ...

Akon at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards Arrivals, MGM Grand, Las Vegas/Depositphotos *Grammy-nominated artist Akon remains steadfast in his commitment to building Akon City, a futuristic urban ...