Senegalese-American singer Akon. — Bloomberg
DAKAR: Senegal scrapped R&B singer Akon’s plans for a multi-billion-dollar city development on the country’s Atlantic Coast, and opted for a scaled-back project in the debt-stricken country that will rely on private funding.
Most of the land previously set aside for a futuristic “Akon City” is back under state control after the artist failed to deliver on his US$6bil dream of a real-life Wakanda – the fictional country from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther films.
