Akon City is a planned community in the M'bour Department of Senegal by Senegalese singer and entrepreneur Akon. The project was first announced by Akon along with the Senegal Minister of Tourism, Alioune Sarrin, in 2018. Akon said in October 2022 that construction on the city's first phase would begin construction in 2023 and would open in 2026. 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.
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