The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has officially unveiled Nigerian rapper and actor, FalzTheBahdGuy, and a French-Senegalese actress and media personality, Liliane Maroune, as hosts of the ninth ...

The singer did not appear in court in January 2023, triggering a warrant for his arrest. Akon was recently arrested in Georgia for missing a January 2023 court appearance due to a suspended driver’s ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after he didn’t show up in court to face a ticket for driving with a suspended license. Police records show Akon, ...

Akon transitioned from philanthropy projects like Akon Lighting Africa to blockchain with a focus on financial inclusion. Akoin was designed as a multi-currency ecosystem supporting entrepreneurship, ...

A aerial rendering of California Forever in Solano County. (Image courtesy SITELAB urban studio) In 2020, the rapper Akon secured 136 acres of land to build his own eponymous city on the site of the ...

In 2020, the rapper Akon declared he would build his own eponymous city on the site of the coastal village of Mbodiène, Senegal. Akon envisioned Akon City as a real-life Wakanda, the Afrofuturist ...

Producer, singer, rapper, and developer Akon is clearing up any rumors and confusion about his ongoing “Akon City” project in Senegal after reports surfaced that the $6 billion project was being ...

Akon is making it clear that his futuristic $6 billion Akon City project in Senegal is still alive and progressing, despite speculation suggesting otherwise. While speaking with TMZ Hip Hop during a ...

Earlier this month, Senegal announced that the West African country's plans for Akon City — a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis inspired by the R&B singer — were no longer happening. Now, Akon is ...