The Other Side of Akon City: How Viable Is the Dream for Ordinary Africans? Part

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The Akon City project by Senegalese-American rapper, Akon has been a topic of debate since it was first announced in 2018 in Senegal and most recently on April 5, in Uganda. While the futuristic-cryptocurrency themed city’s architecture portrays a city “too beautiful” to live in Senegal, the Senegalese could be happier with something else.

A “Real-Life Wakanda” in Africa
If successful, Akon City would be the philanthropist’s second-largest project for the continent. In 2014, Akon launched the Lighting Africa project that has helped some 28.8 million people from across 25 countries meet their electricity needs according to the project’s website.
Source: The Other Side of Akon City: How Viable Is the Dream for Ordinary Africans? Part I. Senegal