Akon is building ‘ real- life Wakanda’

■ THE CITY will be built on 2,000 acres of land gifted to Akon ■ IT WILL have colleges, schools, an airport, stadium

Los Angeles, June 22: Grammy- winning singer Akon shared his plans to build “real- life Wakanda” based around his cryptocurrency AKoin.

During a panel discussion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the musician discussed his plans for Akon Crypto City.

According to PageSix, Akon, 45, said blockchain technology and cryptocurrency could be “the saviour for Africa in many ways” because of its high security factor.

He said the app- based system “allows the people to utilise it in ways where they can advance themselves and not allow government to do those things that are keeping them down.”

The business plan says the city will be built on 2,000 acres of land gifted to Akon from the President of Senegal. The singer was born in St Louis, Missouri but is of Senegalese descent, and he spent significant parts of his childhood in the country. The city will feature colleges, schools, an airport and sports stadium.