AKON CITY WILL NOT HAPPEN: THE DREAM OF THE AFRO-FUTURISTIC CITY IN SENEGAL HAS FADED
Akon City, the $6 billion afrofuturistic city conceived in 2018 and announced in 2020 by American singer of Senegalese descent Akon, located about a hundred kilometers from the capital Dakar, will not be built.
Akon envisioned his city as a bridge between African roots and the future.
The entire economy would have relied on the Akoin cryptocurrency, and the city could have accommodated up to three hundred thousand people. By 2030, the complex was supposed to expand to 500 hectares, with an agricultural district, artificial islands, and a marina equipped to host cruise ships.
Recently, it was the Senegalese government itself that confirmed the halt of the works.