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Akon turns his dreams into reality – building a futuristic city in Senegal, which he says will resemble Wakanda from “Black Panther” … in more ways than just his futuristic appearance.
The singer, who hails from Senegal, joined “TMZ Live” on Tuesday for an update on “Akon City”, the city of $ 6 BILLION cryptocurrency that recently broke ground in its West African homeland.
Akon told us why the center of the city is a 5,000-bed state of the art hospital, which he says will cost about $ 1 billion just to build. The hospital is part of the initial phase of construction, which Akon says will also include homes, hotels, schools, police and fire stations, an airstrip, a shopping mall and all other features of today’s cities.
When we look at renderings for Akon City, it’s easy to see why some people think Akon is building a Wakanda Wakanda … and he tells us how “Black Panther” actually helped him sell the project to investors and partners .
Akon expects that Phase 1 will be completed by 2023, and when the city completes it in 2029, it will run completely, you knew it – akoin cryptocurrency.
All it takes now is a catch race … ’cause “Wakanda forever” has been taken seriously.
