Akon is putting all his chips on the table when it comes to cryptocurrency. While some are still leery of the concept, Akon believes that the idea could change the world—starting with Africa. On ...

Akon is bringing a taste of the African continent to Atlanta this weekend (July 23), with his inaugural Jollof Music And Food Festival. Akon is gearing up to introduce Atlanta’s first annual Jollof ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grammy-nominated artist and producer Akon has partnered with Color of Change to bring the Jollof, Music & Food Festival to Atlanta ...

In a recent conversation with TMZ, Akon claims that he and the late Michael Jackson planned to open schools across Africa. Akon and the King of Pop had philanthropic plans before the latter died in ...

Akon is no stranger to innovation. In 2014 the Senegal-born singer launched Lighting Africa, an initiative that is bringing solar power across the continent. Suggested Reading Jack Harlow Said He Got ...

Plans for a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal, envisioned by U.S.-born singer Akon and inspired by the fictional Wakanda of Marvel's Black Panther, have been formally abandoned by Senegalese ...

The CEO and Co-Founder, Thione Niang emerged the winner of the Advocate of the Year Award category at this year's awards. The Akon Light up Africa Initiative was born out of a need to support and ...

Jackson had originally discussed the idea with the singer as a way to find undiscovered talent within the continent by providing the needed facilities and resources to help improve artists’ skills, ...

Akon still believes in the prospects of African investment, as he laid out in an interview on the Revolt podcast, Assets Over Liabilities. According to Yahoo, Akon implored Black people to pool ...

Being the leader of a pack is a distinction that’s admirable in theory. However, the terrain traversed can often conclude in becoming the hunted and the inevitability of extinction. In 2004, the ...

Senegalese-American singer and producer Akon, whose full name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, has expressed his gratitude to American YouTuber IShowSpeed (real name Darren Watkins Jr.) for ...