Senegal: Future or Fantasy? Senegal Questions 'Akon City'

Dakar — Akon says he'll build a futuristic city in rural Senegal. Villagers don't know what to think

Herds of cows meander across the one-lane highway that leads down Senegal's coast to Mbodiene, a farming village surrounded by scrubland where singer Akon plans to build a futuristic city.

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