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( 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.

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

The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality.

Senegal’s government has officially pulled the plug on R&B star Akon’s ambitious $6 billion plan to build a futuristic city ...

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

Akon's futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has officially been scrapped. Now the nation will use the land to ...

Plans for a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal, envisioned by U.S.-born singer Akon and inspired by the fictional Wakanda ...

The series only has six episodes. It debuted with a three-episode premiere on June 24, with three more episodes later ...

"Wakanda is a kingdom of many secrets," a voiceover teases as characters weave in and out of scenery in the show's slick ...

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Set to premiere on Disney+ August 27, Eyes of Wakanda will tell stories from across the rich history of the fictional African ...