Akon's plan to build a $6 billion dollar Akon City in Senegal, supported by his Akoin cryptocurrency, is not working out.

Senegal has officially axed plans for Akon City, the wildly ambitious $6 billion crypto-metropolis dreamed up by singer-turned-visionary Akon.

Celebrity singer-songerwriter Akon has been left red-faced after his ambitious plans to build a futuristic seaside city to the tune of £4.4bn has descended into chaos ...

Akon’s ambitious $6 billion plan to build a Wakanda-inspired smart city in Senegal has been officially abandoned.

Nation World Senegal women's basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says The team has plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month.

It’s unclear why the visas were denied.“Informed of the refusal of issuing visas to several members of the Senegal women’s national basketball team, I have instructed the Ministry of Sports ...

The Senegal women’s basketball team has had to cancel a training camp it had scheduled in the United States after some members of its squad had their visas denied, the country’s prime minister ...

Senegal, which was going to train in the U.S. from Sunday through July 3, has finished either first or second in four of the last five AfroBasket championships over the last decade and has won 11 ...

At a high-level forum commemorating the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and its partners emphasized the transformative ...

The airport is good, even the runway that was finished is good.” A section of the site of Akon International Airport flooded in September 2024. (Courtesy photo) ...

Senegal stunned England in an international friendly on June 10 without their brightest star, Sadio Mane The former Liverpool man requested to skip the game at City Ground and the one-all draw against ...