Akon gets green light to build his own City in SenegalJust finalized the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal. Looking forward to hosting you there in the future pic.twitter.com/dsoYpmjnpf — AKON (@Akon) January 13, 2020Akon (pictured) has been given a green light to build his own city in Senegal. The city will be known as Akon City. SEE ALSO :Chinese contractors arrested over 'slow construction projects'Akon announced his intentions to build the city in June 2018 after launching a cryptocurrency called Akoin. Akon said the city will be the first city to run 100% on renewable energy and cryptocurrency with Akoin digital currency being the primary medium of exchange.

Source: Standard Digital January 15, 2020 12:22 UTC