In an episode of the " Blockchain Journeys" podcast in March, Karas said they need a huge security team when they go to Africa "because of the number of people that just want to touch him."
In 2017, Forbes Africa named him the most bankable artist on the continent.Īccording to Karas, Akon, 47, is "bigger than Michael Jackson" in Africa. While Akon's star power may have faded in the US, it shines brighter than ever in Africa. We tried to answer the basic - and still unanswered - question that could overthrow Akon's proposed utopia: Is it possible, or will it become yet another abandoned plan in Africa's long string of failed smart cities? 'Bigger than Michael Jackson'
And while several of the most prominent people involved in the city's development - including Akon - tout the city as a future job generator for locals, none were able to lay out a plan for how exactly locals would benefit from the construction of this gleaming giant. What we found is that Akon is helming a $6 billion project that teeters largely on a single named investor's backing - one who has a history of lawsuits on file regarding unpaid debts. In interviews with key players in the project and experts in the tech and sustainable-development fields in Africa, Business Insider delved into how this project is playing out.
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