R&B singer Akon is officially moving ahead with his plans to build a futuristic pan-African city in his native Senegal that he previously likened to the fictional city of Wakanda from the movie “Black Panther.” On Monday, Akon announced that construction on the $6 billion project will begin next year in an effort to help the country’s tourism industry, which--as is happening in many other countries--is ailing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Akon said he hoped his project would provide much-needed jobs for Senegalese and also serve as a “home back home” for Black Americans and others facing racial injustices. “The system back home treats them unfairly in so many different ways that you can never imagine.
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