In September 2020, Akon unveiled a rendering of a planned development of a futuristic city along the Atlantic coast.

The city is intended to attract tourists and investors; Akon told international media in August 2020 that he planned to retire there.

[6][7][8] Akon further discussed the entire 15-year development project and its alleged benefits to Ugandans in an interview on Uganda's NBS TV with Canary Mugume.

[11] A local journalist visited the site in December 2022, and apart from a foundation stone laid in a ceremony in 2020, found no sign of construction.

"[4] In August 2024, Sapco-Senegal, the Senegalese national tourism and coastal development entity, has issued Akon an ultimatum to initiate his project or return 90% of the land that was governmentally granted to him.

The ultimatum was issued by General Manager Serigne Mboup in response to him failing to fulfill several payments to Sapco.

[13] The project is planned to have large skyscrapers, shopping malls, technology hub, music studios, "Senewood" production facilities, and eco-friendly tourist resorts.

Phase 1: Proposed to be completed by 2023 is the construction of roads, a hospital campus, a shopping mall, residential estates, hotels, a police station, a school, a waste facility, parks, and a photovoltaic solar power plant.

[4] A lawsuit has been brought against Akon in the United States by Devyne Stephens for a debt of almost $4 million (USD) borrowed as part of the implementation of his futuristic city project.

Specifically, there are instances where citizens, who were previous landowners, are entitled to compensation from the Senegalese government, yet some remain unpaid and uncompensated.