(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. In ...

Temporary stoppage funding has been passed through the Senate to reopen the federal government through Jan. 30 in exchange for a near-future vote on ACA funding. 18 hours ago “I've been thinking about ...

Akon still believes in the prospects of African investment, as he laid out in an interview on the Revolt podcast, Assets Over Liabilities. According to Yahoo, Akon implored Black people to pool ...

Despite what you may have heard, the long-discussed Akon City project is “not gonna stop,” at least according to the man himself. Below, we dig into the latest on the planned Senegal city, which Akon ...

Akon’s Wakanda is on the way, he tells Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. “My biggest thing was I promoted it way, way, way too early,” Akon confessed during the interview. When pressed, he said it was sheer ...

DAKAR, Dec 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Herds of cows meander across the one-lane highway that leads down Senegal's coast to Mbodiene, a farming village surrounded by scrubland where singer Akon ...