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- Taken to task in November 2022, Akon was forced to relaunch his futuristic city project. He brought a new partner on board, Frenchman Dominique Delport, formerly of Havas and then Vivendi (Bolloré Group).
- Despite this move, the singer now finds himself in a delicate situation. According to our sources, an international hotel consortium has expressed interest in the area between Pointe-Sarène and Mbodiène, including the land allocated to Akon.
Faced with the impatience of Senegalese authorities, Akon held a ceremony in Mbodiène to convince his interlocutors that Akon City was not just a flight of fancy without a future. When the foundation stone was laid two years earlier, Akon had committed himself to renovating the youth centre, as well as the adjacent football field and basketball courts.
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