.Akon is one step closer to getting his own city in Senegal
Akon attends the Akon Lighting LA - Disclosure Festival at 3BLACKDOT on Nov. 15, 2019 in Los Angeles. officially announced that the paperwork has been signed to launch Akon City in Senegal. The "Locked Up" artist posed with Senegalian officials on Monday , as he put pen to paper making his dream a reality.
"Just finalized the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal," he wrote. "Looking forward to hosting you there in the future." Akon City will apparently be Senegal's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design city, which will be a short drive from an international airport and use its own cryptocurrency, Akoin.
Akon, who was born in Africa, previously explained that the city will be built up in a series of phases spanning 10 years, as construction broke ground on the 2,000-acre land last March. When finished, he claims it will also be the first city to ever run on 100 percent renewable energy, as he told
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