The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville.

Senegal announced that the West African country’s plans for Akon City — a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis inspired by the ...

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something ...

Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed ...

Akon is shutting down rumors that his dream project, “Akon City,” has been scrapped.

Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a ...

Akon is assuring TMZ Hip Hop that reports of his beloved "Akon City" project being canceled are grossly overblown -- but says ...

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

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

"The Akon City project no longer exists," said Serigne Mamadou Mboup, who's the the head of Senegal's tourism development ...

The state-backed developmental program said it now plans to spend 665 billion CFA francs ($1.2 billion) to transform the area ...

Akon City, which was authorized by Senegal’s state-owned SAPCO tourism company, will be a “crypto-city” built on 2,000 acres of land. For money, residents will use a cryptocurrency known as ...