Akon is thinking about running for president in 2020. “I’ve been thinking about running for 2020 very seriously,” he recently told Newsweek. “But I didn’t want to just do it because I feel like I want ...

(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.

Rap star Akon. FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images. According to The Daily Beast, Akon is also promoting the interests of the donor class. When the centrist fundraising juggernaut No Labels launched in 2010, ...

For the past decade, Akon has been on a mission to transform his legacy. The onetime purveyor of problematically titled pop anthems—from "Smack That" to "SexyBitch"—is now a social entrepreneur and ...

Cryptocurrency is a thing. A big thing. It’s not a thing we all understand, but it’s a thing. And now Akon, the Senegalese-American singer of such hits as “I Wanna Love You” and “Don’t Matter,” is ...

Akon is contemplating running for president in 2020. “I’ve been thinking about running for 2020 very seriously,” he recently told Newsweek. “But I didn’t want to just do it because I feel like I want ...

CANNES — Senegal-born star Akon — whose Lighting Africa project is bringing solar power to Africa — is at Cannes Lions launching a new cryptocurrency called Akoin that will be available for sale in ...

Akon and DJ Holiday‘s new secret weapon, Al Coe, from Bronx, N.Y., has the streets asking about him, and now it’s time to get familiar. His recent project, COE STYLES, the mixtape, is available now ...

According to artist Akon, Puerto Rico could have had power in 30 days if Donald Trump’s administration had allowed his organization to work its magic on the island. On Saturday, Akon told TMZ that he ...

Akon is shutting down rumors that his dream project, “Akon City,” has been scrapped. The ambitious city, first unveiled in 2018, was pitched as a cutting-edge, crypto-powered hub designed to transform ...

The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville. Producer, singer, rapper, and developer Akon is clearing up any rumors and confusion ...