Akon has received some major funding to move forward with building his cryptocurrency-themed city in Sengal. On Tuesday (June 16), the famed singer revealed he received a $6 billion construction grant for Akon City from KE International, a United States-based consulting and engineering firm.
According to a press release from PR Web, Phase 1 of building is expected to be completed by 2023 and will include the construction of roads, a Hamptons Hospital campus, Hamptons Mall, residences, hotels, a police station, school, waste facility and solar power plant.
Phase 2 for Akon City will go from 2024 to 2029, with the city expected to be running exclusively on AKOIN cryptocurrency before its final Phase 3. Parks, universities, schools, a stadium, hotels and an industrial complex are all included in the final phase, expected to be completed in full by 2030.
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Akon recently made headlines when he partnered up with the controversial Tekashi 6ix9ine for a remix of his 2004 smash hit single, “Locked Up.” The negative commentary on social media eventually grew so loud Akon’s “Locked Up” collaborator Styles P even commented stating he had no involvement in the remix.
“My job is 2 remind you 2 boost the immune system n not get distracted by minor things,” he wrote on Twitter, distancing himself from the new song. “i will always consider Akon a brother but we have not spoke or seen each other In years. I don’t know 6’9, meaning all 3 of our paths are different. I live by my code n don’t hold others 2 my code.”
Since 6ix9ine previewed the remix on his Instagram on June 7, the video has already amassed 21.7 million views. The song is expected to live on the polarizing rapper’s forthcoming, yet-to-be-titled album.
Great news! Akon seems like a great person doing great things for his country. FYI though- its Senegal, not “Sengal”.
Big biz but cash always will be king, don’t quite get forcing a currency on folks sounds like some dictator ish
It’s coming to every country in the world within the next year or two it will be the new currency part of agenda 21 that’s why he was funded
Good work, Akon! It’s really good to see you do a big thing for your homeland
Dont forget to make a secret room for you know what my nigga.
Da FaQ, Whatz nextz SnitchNine become da Next Billionaire GTFOH
so….. an American company (assuming white people) is about to “own” a city in Africa? — Am I reading correctly between the lines?
You’d be fine if it was the opposite though, right?
You dense
Your all to sensitive keep buying into the media your doing what they want you too.clown making an assumption is.not racist you fucking idiot
please explain what the opposite is
Akon city, Akoin as a currency. Nah, that doesn’t sound like corporate dystopia ran by an autocrat at all…
then i suppose white people will be oppressed. akons music played every day everywhere. at least he wants to build his own for people and not own a city already built. you know the kind of jay-z rihanna kind of idea they run a city or “own” a city with most of their money made from the proceedings of crime as we are led to believe. this king of new york rubbish ewe.
Fuck this creepy ass town. Akon must be involved in some dark shit with some important players. Nobody gets these grants for nothin.
You all have no idea the world we are entering… everything happening now is suppose to happen and was well planned.
I got a lot of respect for Akon for carving out his own lane and daring to be different. He’s venturing into unchartered territory for the current generation of black entreprenuers with this project. If it’s successful, it stands to create employment, bring development, generate wealth and most importantly leave a lasting legacy.