Akon plans to build a cryptocurrency-run city in Africa that will rival the mythical kingdom of Wakanda from the Marvel film Black Panther. The “Locked Up” legend, who hails from Senegal, joined TMZ Live on Tuesday (August 11) where he talked about his $6 billion vision.
The city centerpiece will be a $1 billion, 5,000-bed state of the art hospital, which is part of the first phase of construction along with residences, hotels, schools, a police station, fire department, an airstrip, a mall and other staples of a major city.
“It’s going to be one of many throughout all of Africa starting in Senegal,” he said. “As of right now, it’s like, ‘What do we start to build first?’ I wanted the city to be something that was in there that would actually be utilized by the whole country. We’re starting with the hospital first. It’s gonna be one of the biggest hospitals in all of West Africa. We noticed that a lot of times someone may get sick with a serious illness but some place in Africa, you have to fly into America or Europe to get treated.”
When TMZ Live co-host Charles Latibeaudiere mentions the city renderings remind him of Wakanda, Akon concurs.
“It’s actually amazing man, especially for what Wakanda the film did for Africa itself from a branding standpoint,” he says. “Before then, it was a big jungle, a lot of war-torn countries and AIDS-infested spaces in Africa that people had this vision of. But this movie literally made an idea of what Africa could really be and what it could really look like for the future.
“It was just ironic that I was already working on this before the movie actually came out. It was something that helped me a lot, in a big way from a standpoint of trying to explain to people what I was trying to do.”
Akon Receives $6B Grant To Begin Construction On Akon City
Akon was granted a $6 billion grant to begin construction on the city in June. Phase I is expected to be complete by 2023, while Phase 2 will take place between 2024 to 2029. The final phase, Phase 3, will include parks, universities, schools, a stadium, hotels and an industrial complex and will hopefully be finished by 2030.
Moving out of the toxic US was the best thing he could have done Salut
Move your ass out too, clown. Akon is a globalist puppet, but I wouldn’t expect a dimwit like you to understand.
with a name like marxist retard, you’re the last person that should be calling anyone a dimwit
Ahh look a triggered republican. Still falling for the agendas thinking he is on the “right” side lmao.
So sad hey totally brainwashed
I mean the dude is building a hospital what negative thing could be said honestly?
YeAh BuT He WoRkS WiTh 69 SnItCh.,african Americans who say they are against cops killing etc and uplifting meanwhile still holding on these stupid street codes that keeps violence in the community.
God you all love 69 hey who cares? Your all acting like some e thugs like your going to pull up in broad day and do something please stop whining about it like a little bitch
Yeah like his energy drink. Yh right
Akon keeps winning and making Africa great again. I’ve seen many sour Americans bashing him because he spoke the truth about afro Americans and their victim mentality. Keep making great things in Africa we’ll soon rise like never before.
Africa is a continent, not a country. I hope he does get it popping over there. but let’s be real he only wants the rich black Americans because they will be the source of the economy.
Thats awesome.
A hospital run by cryptocurrency? I’ve yet to see an article on the LOGISTICS of this idea on a non-hiphop website.
We allow pro white racism against blacks on this item but will delete anything else
You only kept this up so your pro-white minions can talk shit about it and you know it’s more of them than me which just tells me you are 1000% aware of your race baiting tactics and antics
Bitch did one write up with Chuck D and swore she was hiphop lol. Yet panders and caters to the everything Chuck D stands against on a daily basis.
I wonder why most african american millionare/billionares do not contribute to the african economy but yal busy shouting black lives matter…well to who?Do black lives matter only in america or all black lives matter.Just saying. It all begun in africa.dont let the chinese and whites exploite our natural resources.Only wish pipo knew how rich and beautiful africa is.by the way it is not a jungle like pipo think.We have national parks where u can find animals and shit.
And let me remind you that money is coming from Chinese dollars and akin is helping Chinese colonize our people all over again giving money they know you gone default on then snatch ya land from you we a fickle people,
Africa is not a country he is building the city in Senegal!!!!!
How about seeing Africa before having a perception of it first, so colonizer like for yall to write and have a plans for a continent you’ve never visited, I’m south African, I don’t think we’ve ever imagined and conceptualized what a ” New America” would look like for African Americans..
“F” Akon and his Chinese funds that is colonizing Africa. I am a black American whose ancestors built the richest country in the world (USA). This country owes my ancestors reparations for American slavery, black codes, Jim Crow, and redlining. I am not leaving my home to go somewhere where tribal conflicts are the norm and Africa is not unified and let’s not forget a “Third World” continent.
No continent I know of is unified either. Ohhh you forget Africa is not a country it’s a continent made up of dozens of countries Ike America. Smh shut up and sit down if you don’t know what your talking about
He never said Africa was a country, he was referring to the US. Try paying attention to what you read before critiquing someone’s comment…clown.