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Senegal: Senegalese Musician Akon Launches Cryptocurrency AKoin
This is Africa, 21 June 2018
Senegalese musician Akon has started his own cryptocurrency Akoin to compete with bitcoin. Akon intends to go beyond just creating a cryptocurrency, and he also wants to have a "A… Read more »
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Senegal: Akon to Build Wakanda-Like City in Senegal
Guardian, 21 June 2018
Is the futuristic Wakanda is going to be in Senegal? Read more »
Get Your Passport Ready - Akon To Build a Real-Life Wakanda
The popular singer is planning to build a futuristic city in Senegal and base its entire economy around a new cryptocurrency named after himself, AKoin. The city will feature everything a modern city needs, including stadia, universities, schools and light manufacturing facilities and developed technology as seen in the film, the Black Panther. The proposed city will be located outside Dakar.
