Question: is akon really building a city?
Answer: (CNN) — It's official, Akon has his own city in Senegal. ... Akon, who is of Senegalese descent, originally announced plans for the futuristic "Crypto city" in 2018 saying that the city would be built on a 2,000-acre land gifted to him by the President of Senegal, Macky Sall.