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Akon’s Plans For A ‘Wakanda’-Style ‘Akon City’ In Senegal Dropped
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Singer Akon’s $6 billion futuristic city plans canceled
( 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 Crypto City: What Did the Wakanda Inspired City Look Like Before Cancelation?
Singer Akon's once a $6B Wakanda-inspired dream, Akon City, is now officially scrapped. Here's what it promised, and what's ...
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Akon City: Senegal abandons billion-dollar ‘Wakanda’ vision
The Senegalese government has officially cancelled the $6 billion (R106 billion) Akon City project. Years of sluggish growth ...
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$6 billion Akon City: Senegal officially scraps project
The Akon city project was expected to be completed by 2023 but has since faced significant challenges and delays.
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Why Black Internet Is Obsessed With Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham’s Petty Break up Onstage
Black fans of Fleetwood Mac can't stop talking about a powerful onstage moment in 1997 between the two star vocalists.
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15 Crazy and Magical Things About Atlanta
From strip club chicken wings to Water Boy scams and Lake Lanier, there's absolutely no other place like Atlanta, Ga.