( 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.

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

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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 ...

After s everal missed payments to the government and a dramatic devaluation of his cryptocurrency, Akon finally got an ...

Akon’s $6 billion ‘Wakanda-inspired’ city in Africa has been reportedly abandoned after years of delays and limited progress.