Tuesday, 1 September 2020

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 The US-Senegalese music mogul Akon has said he is pressing ahead with lofty plans to create a futuristic Pan-African smart city in Senegal next year, built in the mould of Wakanda - the fictional, technologically advanced African nation depicted in the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther. The 800-hectare (2,000 acre), surrealist, solar-powered “Akon City”, backed by the Senegalese government and funded by unnamed investors, was first announced by Akon in 2018. Continue reading...
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