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'''Akon City''' is a project launched by [[Senegalese Americans|Senegalese]] singer and entrepreneur [[Akon]]. Akon City will be built in [[Senegal]]. The project was first announced in Senegal by Akon along with the [[Ministry of Tourism (Senegal)|Senegal Minister of Tourism]], Alioune Sarrin, in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Paquette|first=Danielle|title=Akon just unveiled his $6 billion ‘futuristic’ city in Senegal. The reviews are mixed.|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/akon-just-unveiled-his-6-billion-futuristic-city-in-senegal-the-reviews-are-mixed/2020/09/01/56f3b7a4-ebc7-11ea-bd08-1b10132b458f_story.html|access-date=2021-02-25|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
'''Akon City''' is a project launched by [[Senegalese Americans|Senegalese]] singer and entrepreneur [[Akon]]. Akon City will be built in [[Senegal]]. The project was first announced in Senegal by Akon along with the [[Ministry of Tourism (Senegal)|Senegal Minister of Tourism]], Alioune Sarrin, in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Paquette|first=Danielle|title=Akon just unveiled his $6 billion ‘futuristic’ city in Senegal. The reviews are mixed.|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/akon-just-unveiled-his-6-billion-futuristic-city-in-senegal-the-reviews-are-mixed/2020/09/01/56f3b7a4-ebc7-11ea-bd08-1b10132b458f_story.html|access-date=2021-02-25|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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Akon said he was inspired by the movie [[Black Panther (film)|''Black Panther'']], and he refers to Akon City as a "real-life [[Wakanda]]" that uses the latest technologies of [[blockchain]] and [[cryptocurrency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mymodernmet.com/akon-city/|title=Singer Akon is Spending $6 Billion to Build a "Real-Life Wakanda" in Senegal|date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> |
Akon said he was inspired by the movie [[Black Panther (film)|''Black Panther'']], and he refers to Akon City as a "real-life [[Wakanda]]" that uses the latest technologies of [[blockchain]] and [[cryptocurrency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mymodernmet.com/akon-city/|title=Singer Akon is Spending $6 Billion to Build a "Real-Life Wakanda" in Senegal|date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> |
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Akon City
French: Ville d'Akon | |
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| Motto: TBC | |
  Akon City  Akon City | |
| Coordinates: 14°14′N 16°52′W / 14.23°N 16.87°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region, | Thiès Region |
| Department | M'bour Department |
| Announcement | June 26, 2018 (Senegal) |
| Approval by the Senegalese government | January 13, 2020 |
| Establishment | Senegal, 2023 (planned first phase) |
| Founded by | Akon (creatively) Senegalese government (fiscally), |
| Government | |
| • Type | TBC |
| • TBC | TBC |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Website | Akon City official website |
Akon City is a project launched by Senegalese singer and entrepreneur Akon. Akon City will be built in Senegal. The project was first announced in Senegal by Akon along with the Senegal Minister of Tourism, Alioune Sarrin, in 2018.[1]
Akon said he was inspired by the movie Black Panther, and he refers to Akon City as a "real-life Wakanda" that uses the latest technologies of blockchain and cryptocurrency.[2]
Location
It will be located on 800-hectare (2,000 acres) of land in the coastal village of Mbodiène, 62 miles (100 km) from Dakar, near the Blaise Diagne International Airport. The exact location where the proposed 1 square mile of land given to Akon has not been determined yet.[citation needed]
History
On January 15, 2020, Akon announced plans for Akon City.
In September 2020, Akon unveiled a rendering of his project: a 2,000-acre planned development of a futuristic city along the Atlantic coast. It is 62 miles south of Dakar in Senegal. The Akon City project is supported by Senegalese President Macky Sall. The planned city will feature condominiums, offices, parks, a university, an ocean resort, and a 5,000-bed hospital.
Akon City is designated as a "special tax zone" by the Senegalese government.
Another Akon City was announced in Uganda on April 6, 2021, by Akon alongside Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the state minister for Housing and Urban development, after Akon had met and discussed with Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni.[3][4][5] Akon further discussed the entire 15-year development project and its benefits to Ugandans in an interview on Uganda's NBS TV with Canary Mugume.[6]
Design
The project is planned to have large skyscrapers, shopping malls, tech hub, music studios, "Senewood", and eco-friendly tourist resorts. Akon envisions "Akoin", a cryptocurrency which he founded, to be the central currency.[7][8][9][10][11]
Akon City's development is projected to be a ten-year project with mixed-use development. Akon says the 2,000-acre city will be a smart city that is eco-friendly and powered by renewable energy, including solar power. It is a LEED-certified project. The city will welcome all members of the African diaspora as a home away from home. The project's primary goal is to stimulate the local economy and create jobs for local workers.[12][13] Akon City developers are Los Angeles–based KE International and Dubai-based Bakri & Associates Development Consultants. Hussein Bakri, the CEO of Bakri & Associates, is the lead architect.[8][14]
Phase 1: Expected to be completed by 2023 will be the construction of roads, Hamptons Hospital campus, Hamptons Mall, residential estates, hotels, a police station, a school, a waste facility, parks, and a photovoltaic solar power plant.
Phase 2: The project is expected to be complete between 2024 to 2029, with plans for complete usage of cryptocurrency using the Akoin cryptocurrency.[15]
Controversy
The project has not begun construction, well past schedule; locals are concerned about a lack of progress. "A year after singer Akon laid the first stone of the $6 billion futuristic city he vowed to build for his native Senegal, the site remains grassland. The stone itself sits at the bottom of a dirt track in a field; a small placard advertising the megaproject has fallen off it."[16]
It has been reported that a suit has been brought against Akon in the United States by Devyne Stephens for a debt of almost 4 million dollars borrowed as part of the implementation of his futuristic city project, Stephens claiming "numerous branding characteristics (known as 'red flags') of fraudulent business ventures such as Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes. Therefore, it is likely that Akon City and Akoin are part of a fraudulent money collection scheme" [17][18]
References
- ^ Paquette, Danielle. "Akon just unveiled his $6 billion 'futuristic' city in Senegal. The reviews are mixed". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Singer Akon is Spending $6 Billion to Build a "Real-Life Wakanda" in Senegal". December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Akon to build second futuristic city in Uganda". TheGrio. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Akon Set to Build Futuristic, Cryptocurrency-Based City in Uganda". Complex. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ Farzan, Antonia Noori. "Akon hasn't even built his first 'futuristic' city yet, but Uganda is giving him land for a second". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Akon explains his futuristic city and how it will benefit Ugandans". Nile Post. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ Paul Adepoju, for (June 25, 2018). "Musician Akon is creating a futuristic city and his own cryptocurrency in Senegal". CNN.
- ^ a b "Akon moves ahead with crypto city in Senegal despite skepticism". The Architect’s Newspaper. December 31, 2020.
- ^ correspondent, Emmanuel Akinwotu West Africa (September 1, 2020). "Music mogul Akon going ahead with futuristic 'Akon City' in Senegal" – via www.theguardian.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Akon's Tech Utopia". November 15, 2018.
- ^ Aisha Salaudeen. "R&B singer Akon is building a 'real-life Wakanda' worth $6 billion in Senegal". CNN.
- ^ Srikanth, Anagha (December 28, 2020). "Singer Akon is raising $6B to build a real-life Wakanda straight out of the movie 'Black Panther'". TheHill.
- ^ "SENEGAL'S TOURISM GETS HUGE BOOST FROM "AKON CITY" PROJECT". Hotel & Tourism Online. August 12, 2020.
- ^ "SENEGAL: Akon City, the Green City Project is launched at a cost of $6 billion". Afrik 21. September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Blog". www.akoin.io.
- ^ "Singer Akon's Senegalese 'Wakanda' city unstarted, locals left in dark". African News. March 9, 2022.
- ^ ""Akon City" project: the singer accused of fraud and brought to justice". Worldh24. March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Akon Accused of Running 'Ponzi Schemes'". popculture. March 10, 2022.