Akon secures funding for a $6 billion futuristic African city inspired by Black Panther

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The R & B singer Akon, who has given us classics like Smack That and Lonely, is one step closer to creating a futuristic city in Senegal, touted as a 'real-life Wakanda.' Construction on the project

is one step closer to creating a futuristic city in Senegal, touted as a 'real-life Wakanda.'

 

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This money could be better spent on poverty, clean water, schools, help with deseases, hospitals, education in Africa...

Wow what could he do in some of the poorest villages in Africa for 6 billion...lets build a center parcs

Yeah that sounds good for the planet. Pff.

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The black community languishes in poverty, violence and economic stagnation and has to fight for things like community health care and raising the minimum wage..and this is the stuff that gets funded?

I'm sure that this is false because of how foolish this idea would be given a real world treatment. Economics doesn't work this way. For reference, see vast ghost cities in China.

Well, this should be interesting. Is there a bunch of technology sitting on shelves that are just waiting for private investing to unleash? I just want that damn suit - so bad ass (Black Panther's not Akon's).

The money would be better spent building a haven for those desperate to leave Africa due to economic and social reasons than a vanity project. Still good luck to him and I hope he proves me very wrong.

People are so desperate for Wakanda to be real. lol

“Akon sells out own people to China” you mean

Can’t wait to visit a city-state with Smack That as its anthem.

Thank you Akon for your monumental achievements so far. I look forward to the futuristic city in our motherland 🎊🎉🎈🎁👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

He had the idea before black panther...

Great news! So we're ending ForcedIntegration?

Why? when there are people starving around the world!

So a skyscraper shaped like a dildo? 😂😂😂

I'd concentrate on running water, recycle centres, health centres.

The 'racist west' has been pouring trillions of dollars into Africa for decades and it all dissapeaers on a dictators private jet.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...

Waste of money, considering the billions that have already pumped into Africa and it's still a shit hole. Its not just about building it. It's about having the capability to maintain it.

For example, the EU gives to Africa c.€20 Billion per year. That sum would be enough for approximately three futuristic cities à la Akon (every year). GoodLuckAkon

For example, the EU gives to Africa c.€20 Billion per year. That sum would be enough for approximately three futuristic cities à la Akon every year. GoodLuckAkon

Vying with Trump for the narcissism crown.

Good luck with that, you can staff it with some of the unwanted woke fanatics we have in the UK

Umm, perhaps sorting the cities that are a pile of dust and tin should be the first priority?

It's very likely the case that Africans would be happier in a first world African nation than in the West.

Futuristic African City? Well there three words I never thought I’d see together.

It's gonna be called Liberiatown.

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i really don’t care. its a nonsense pipe dream. The reality will be another dump run by corrupt ppl just like virtually every other city in Africa

W-akon-da forever

Sounds like a white elephant project.

Akon has done so much and so much is unknown to the world that he has done, blessed love out to this amazing guy ❤️

Liberia 2.0

Wow... hope it goes well. Probably end up like a theme park.

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I admire his boldness, but how is $6B supposed to build a futuristic city? You can maybe build one block’s worth of high tech buildings for that.

Imagine how culturally advanced this place would be.

And then what? You can uplift a dozen of countries with that money. Allocate this money for African countries that are struggling repaying their dept. free them from dept and let them start over

Count me in

Don't let the Js in, they'll tell you you're racist and need diversity, which will ruin your whole city.

Cool. Hopefully the people there have an open mind and are more inclusive and tolerant than the folks of Wakanda who were anti-immigration, anti-diversity, and isolationists who thought they were better than outsiders.

No matter how nice it is when built it will either become a haven for the wealthy or turn in to a complete toilet.

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