Senegal has scrapped Akon's $6 billion Akon City project, inspired by Wakanda, due to delays and lack of progress. Announced ...

Akon's plan to build a futuristic city in the African nation of Senegal have been scrapped after years of delays. According ...

The Senegalese Government has decided to cancel the $6 billion Akon City project, which was first introduced in 2020 by ...

Akon failed to deliver on his dream of a real-life Wakanda in the debt-stricken country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Senegal's local Ladoum sheep are among the most expensive in the world, due to their majestic features and beauty.

The IMF, a key financier for the debt-laden country, froze disbursements on its programme with Senegal last year after an ...

Prive, right, a 19-month-old Ladoum sheep, nuzzles another affectionately after winning the adult male Ladoum beauty pageant in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Prive, right, a 19-month-old Ladoum sheep, nuzzles another affectionately after winning the adult male Ladoum beauty pageant in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, June 28, 2025.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The regal creatures are led into the open arena, stamping their groomed hooves as if to acknowledge the cheers, music and fireworks from the crowd of spectators. Their ...