In 2018, Akon shared his plans of building a futuristic pan-African city in his home country of Senegal, describing it as the as a “a real-life Wakanda ... also has land rights issues.
The 29-year-old has been a leading force in Hollywood since breaking through as Shuri, the tech-savvy princess of Wakanda, in Black Panther. The film was a cultural phenomenon, and her portrayal ...