Akon's plans to build a futuristic city in Senegal might have been scrapped, but the land that was supposed to house it apparently won't be going to waste. Back in 2020, the "Locked Up" hitmaker ...

An African country has scrapped a legendary musician’s plans to build a futuristic city in his native land. Music mogul Akon, who grew up in Union City and Newark, originally aimed to build a ...

Sleek new designs for future city sidewalk sheds were unveiled by Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday — and the improved versions are so drastic, you may not be able to tell they’re temporary structures. The ...

Linn-County 4-H representative and middle schooler Purandar Yeruva, 12, talks about the various environmental factors that were considered while making their floating future city to a panel of special ...

Singer Akon’s plans to build a futuristic city in his family’s home country, Senegal, have fallen through. The project, which failed to make much visible progress despite the singer’s plans to raise ...

(NewsNation) — R&B singer Akon’s $6 billion plans to build a futuristic city on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast have been cancelled. Instead, the country plans to create a privately funded tourism hub.