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R&B singer Akon moves ahead with 'Akon City' in Senegal

by Associated Press
| September 1, 2020 1:03 AM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global tourism's uncertain future.

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