tldr; Akon’s ambitious $6 billion Akon City project in Senegal, envisioned as a futuristic ‚real-life Wakanda,‘ has been abandoned after seven years of missed deadlines and financial setbacks. The Senegalese government reclaimed nearly all of the allocated land due to lack of progress, leaving only a partially built Welcome Center. The project’s failure was fueled by the collapse of Akoin cryptocurrency and unfulfilled promises, leaving local communities disillusioned and the site undeveloped except for grazing goats.
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AllHailNibbler on
You mean it was a grift? No way.
Definitely didn’t have blm vibes from the beginning (talking about how the blm leaders stole money and enriched themselves off the suffering of their own people)
AgitatedDragonfly769 on
In the words of Akon…it don’t matter…he got paid
hutchinson1903 on
Locked uppp they dont let me outtt
CriticalCobraz on
Too many coins rely on future promises, which feels more like a money grab
Cassiopee38 on
Must admit i laughted
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tldr; Akon’s ambitious $6 billion Akon City project in Senegal, envisioned as a futuristic ‚real-life Wakanda,‘ has been abandoned after seven years of missed deadlines and financial setbacks. The Senegalese government reclaimed nearly all of the allocated land due to lack of progress, leaving only a partially built Welcome Center. The project’s failure was fueled by the collapse of Akoin cryptocurrency and unfulfilled promises, leaving local communities disillusioned and the site undeveloped except for grazing goats.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
You mean it was a grift? No way.
Definitely didn’t have blm vibes from the beginning (talking about how the blm leaders stole money and enriched themselves off the suffering of their own people)
In the words of Akon…it don’t matter…he got paid
Locked uppp they dont let me outtt
Too many coins rely on future promises, which feels more like a money grab
Must admit i laughted