Senegalese-American singer and songwriter Akon speaks to the press in a hotel in Dakar, on August 31, 2020, to present plans to create a city named "Akon City". - The rapper, whose real name is Alioune Badara Thiam, pledged to invest in tourism in his native Senegal where he spent his early childhood before moving to the US at age seven, where he later rose to superstardom. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)