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The American R&B singer Akon has said his
to build a city from scratch will go ahead. Akon has raised
for a futuristic metropolis with a
of 300,000 people. It will be called Akon City and be built on the
of Senegal on Africa's west
. Akon has Senegalese roots. He was born in the USA to Senegalese
and spent much of his childhood in Africa. He described his city as a "real-life Wakanda," in
to the city in the movie "Black Panther". He announced that
on the $6 billion project will commence next year and is expected to take three years to complete. He hopes his
will provide much-needed
for Senegalese.
