Akon confirmed the news about the 'Akon City' on Twitter earlier in the month of January. The Senegalese-American singer who is known for giving us a number of foot-tapping tracks, made an agreement to build a 2,000-acre city named after him in the West African country, Senegal, and recently, he has finalised a USD 6 billion construction contract at the Akon City.
The singer plans to build his own solar-powered, futuristic city in Senegal as it is the place where he spent most of his childhood.Although Akon was born in St.
Louis, he considers Senegal as his hometown. The 2,000-acre plot of land is a gift to Akon by President Macky Sall. The rapper announced his new contract deal on Monday via an Instagram post.
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