What is the latest status of the project “Akon City Futuristic Crypto-City Project”?

The status recorded for “Akon City Futuristic Crypto-City Project” is cancelled.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Akon City Futuristic Crypto-City Project” to USD 6000000000.

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Akon City Futuristic Crypto-City Project

Sector: Education • Location: Mbodiène, Senegal

Source: Vocal

Project

Cancelled

Akon City was a planned $6 billion futuristic smart city in Senegal, envisioned as a LEED-certified, solar-powered city featuring residential areas, a university, a mega-hospital, resorts, shopping malls, a police station, waste treatment center, solar plants, and a film studio. It was to use Akon's cryptocurrency 'Akoin' as its official currency and aimed to be a pan-African economic hub.

Status: Closed
Sector: Education, Government, Solar
Location: Mbodiène, Senegal
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Vocal

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The project “Akon City Futuristic Crypto-City Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Education sector, located in Mbodiène, Senegal. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Vocal.

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Original status	cancelled
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Akon City was a planned $6 billion futuristic smart city in Senegal, envisioned as a LEED-certified, solar-powered city featuring residential areas, a university, a mega-hospital, resorts, shopping malls, a police station, waste treatment center, solar plants, and a film studio. It was to use Akon's cryptocurrency 'Akoin' as its official currency and aimed to be a pan-African economic hub.
Original sector	Urban Development
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Country	Senegal
City	Mbodiène

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Record type	Project
Sector	Education, Government, Solar
Article published date	2026-07-21

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