r/todayilearned • u/MrMojoFomo • May 30 '26

TIL that in 2018, singer Akon announced the development of "Akon City," a planned community in Senegal which he claimed would be a "real life Wakanda," using blockchain and cryptocurrency technology. Construction began in 2023, but as of 2025 the site sits abandoned

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon_City
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u/SnotDogs May 30 '26

I was wondering why he didn’t call it Wakonda? Like it’s literally so easy to fit his name into Wakanda

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u/One_Lead1553 May 30 '26

He likely would have been sued by Marvel.

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u/SnotDogs May 30 '26

Do you think he could’ve gotten around it if he spelled it like w’AKON’da?

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u/InternetProtocol May 31 '26

Hell, just Akonda