Akon City: Senegal’s Vision of a Futuristic Metropolis Faces Uncertain Future
In a field south of Dakar, Senegal, a solitary arched concrete block stands as a lone sentinel to what was once a grand vision. Four years ago, R&B singer Akon laid the cornerstone for Akon City, a $6 billion project that promised to transform the Senegalese landscape into a real-life Wakanda, inspired by the fictional […]
