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Akon’s SUV was stolen from a gas station in Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday.

How many cities have you built? None? Well, fair enough. Akon hasn’t built any either.

Akon has announced that he’s planning on building another city in Africa while his first is still in progress.For the past few years the singer has been busy building a city in his native country of Senegal, for which he secured $6billion (£4.3bn) funding.Speaking in a press conference on Monday (April 5), Akon revealed that a new futuristic city will be coming to Uganda in the coming years.

There’s clearly no limit to Akon’s ambition as the rapper has announced his plans to build another African city in Uganda before even completing the first one. The Locked Up hitmaker has been busy working on his first city in Senegal, for which he secured $6billion (£4.3bn) funding. Apparently, Akon has bigger plans and revealed a new futuristic city will also be coming to Uganda in the years ahead. He’s already received the backing of the Ugandan government, who announced on Monday that Akon has been allotted one square mile of land to build Akon City part two. According to Uganda’s NBS TV, the city will operate on AKoin currency, a stellar-based cryptocurrency which will also be used in Senegal’s Akon City. Questions have arisen over

American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global tourism's uncertain future. Akon, who first announced his idea for the utopian city back in 2018, has described it as a “real-life Wakanda," comparing it to the technologically advanced fictional African place portrayed in the blockbuster film Black Panther.

American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global tourism’s uncertain future.