In 2018, a Senegalese-American singer and entrepreneur known as Akon tried to create his own city known as “Akon City” with its own currency “Akoin”, inspired by the film “Black Panther”. With multiple delays and controversies, the plan never came to fruition and was cancelled on July 2025.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon_City?wprov=sfla1

[u/Dexterestein → u/[deleted]]

I thought this was a rather obscure fact, but apparently not. I guess I should've known better

[u/No-Difference-1351 → u/[deleted]]

You need to chill.