Akon City CLOSED! Wakanda Style Project ABANDONED and $6B WASTED!

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Pop Rapper Akon had been working with the Senegalese Government on a $6 Billion project to create a Wakanda inspired tourist destination on the Atlantic coast for years. The project began in 2018 with plans of the first phase being operational by the end of 2023. Fast-forward to 2025 and the only thing standing is a frame for a welcome center.

At least the team trying to recreate Minas Tirith threw in the towel before breaking ground...

Sources:
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xvrv21drjo
Time: https://time.com/3995934/lord-of-the-rings-city-real-life/
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/04/akon-city-tumbleweed-rolls-through-site-of-rappers-wakanda-inspired-dream

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