World-famous Artist Akon Creates His Own City

Sunday 8th of March 2020

World-famous Artist Akon Creates His Own City

On 13th January, the famous rapper and entrepreneur Akon announced that he had finalized the agreement for the new city, Akon City in Senegal, Africa.

"Looking forward to hosting you there in the future," his tweet read. Akon said the city would be built on a 2,000-acre land gifted to him by the President of Senegal, Macky Sall. 

Akon plans for the city to be “renewable” with a focus on solar energy.The 100% crypto city isn’t the only thing by Akon to surprise you. He is also setting up his own cryptocurrency AKoin and vowing to bring electricity to 600 million people in Africa.

"I really want to make the biggest impact in Africa for sure," Akon said during a 2013 interview with CNN. "If I could have my way, Africa would be the United States of Africa."