Singer Akon's once a $6B Wakanda-inspired dream, Akon City, is now officially scrapped. Here's what it promised, and what's ...

Plans for a vast multi-billion-dollar city in West Africa have been scrapped in favour of a more "realistic" project, ...

Saudi Arabia is taking a significant leap towards its renewable energy goals with the signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for three colossal solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. ACWA Power, a ...

Singer Akon’s plans to build a futuristic city in his family’s home country, Senegal, have fallen through. The project, which failed to make much visible progress despite the singer’s plans to raise ...

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

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

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

The 52-year-old first announced plans for this futuristic Wakanda-esque cityscape seven years ago, which was designed to operate on his new cryptocurrency 'Akoin'.

Akon City was painted as a smart city powered by renewable energy but construction has been all but stagnant over the last ...

Akon's R106-billion futuristic city project in Senegal officially cancelled after years of no progress or development. Government confirms only empty land remains where promised hospital, schools and ...

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

After years of speculation, plans to develop the cryptocurrency-powered Akon City have reportedly been called off.