Welcome to CMTV news, a place where where future billionaires come to get inspired. Almost everybody knows who Akon is and although his passed was used to predict his future, he have to give it to him for the hard work his put in to maximize his impact in AFRICA and world. There are probably a few things you know about Akon and so many thing you definitely do not know about him yet. Today, we are bringing to you those few things you do not know about singer Akon.

1-      Akon is more of a business man than a musician. He says business places him squarely in Africa. It is clear that he has enviable expertise in music, but it surely seems that he is a savvy businessman and a philanthropist as effectively. Never the less, all his time devoted has been to create a life different from his painful childhood dwelling in Senegal. We are going to talk more about his business adventures subsequently.

2-      Akon’s name is associated with bringing solar light to Africa. Musician Akon has provided 14 African nations with solar powered electricity via street lamps and solar panels as part of Akon lighting Africa, a project aimed at providing the continent of Africa with low cost sustainable electricity. Akon spent a significant portion of his childhood in a town in Senegal that lacked electricity. He experienced firsthand the struggles of living without electricity including having his educational and economic opportunities limited while also dealing with quality of life and health issues, out of his experience, Akon launched Akon lighting Africa in 2014 with the help of a billionaire dollar credit line with Chinese manufacturers of solar powered products. Benefits that came with setting up such a significant portion of Africa’s population with solar power included allowing outdoor vendors to stay open longer, children being able to study longer without having harmful kerosene lamps, and crime rates getting reduced due to once-dark African villages now being illuminated via solar power.

3-      Akon is about creating his own city in Senegal called AKON CITY. He is a Senegalese descent saying that the city would be built on a 2000 acre land gifted to him by the president of Senegal. He says the new city will trade exclusively in his own currency AKOIN.The rapper said it will cost 6 billion dollars to build the city. He announced his idea of his own city in 2018 and says it will really come to pass.

4-      Akon’s first album was played in Africa first than in AMERICA. It was only after all radio stations and media in Africa had had his entire album that it later was played by Americans. Akon says he is a black with a blood in Africa flowing in his veins. He had promised to put Africa first before anything.

5-      Akon owns two clothing lines names KONVICT AND ALIAUNE.His charity foundation provides educational tools, health services and recreational facilities for underprivileged children in Africa.

6-      In June 2008, while performing in Fishkill in New York, a 15 year old male fan hurled an object on stage and Akon called on his security, had the boy hoisted up, he later picked the boy and threw him back in to the audience. This happened during a performance at Dutchess staduim.Akon became irritated with the behavior of that young boy with name ANTHONY C SMITH thinking the boy had tossed something at him, picked him up and threw him from the stage to the crowd. AKON pleaded innocent to the charges levied on him.

7-      Akon never touched nor smoked unlike some Muslim men and he is a serious polygamist with three or more wives and 6 children. Singer is yet to confirm how any wives he actually had and says I just had my 6th child with one of my wives on an interview with ANGIE MARTINEZ ON HER RADIO SHOW where he confessed to practicing polygamy and says Africa believes in polygamy.

8-      Akon announced his plans to build a real WAKANDA IN SENEGAL which anyone who has watched Black Panther would understand more. It was announced that construction will begin next year on a pricey project based in diamniado lake city in Senegal. He announced this in 2018.He says “when I’m in the United States, I meet a lot of African Americans who don’t really understand their culture Akon explained, so I want to build something that will motivate them to come home and see where they come from.

9-      Akon is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on billboard’s hot 100 chats twice.

10-   He was listed at Guinness book of records as the number one top selling artist for master ringtones in the world.

11-   Akon says he wants to make a big impact in Africa and calls Africa MY SPACE SHIP .He says when he looks back at his childhood, he sees much suffering and pain and his life was not the best to imitate and he grew up as a very bad kid and says I have to invest in Africa.

12-   He is born of a Dancer mother and a percussionist father MOR THIAM

13-   Akon is worth 80 million dollars, age 47, born on the 16th of April 1973, was born in Dakar Senegal and now with a US nationality and residence. He gets his wealth from being an entrepreneurial professional singer, producer, rapper, song writer.

14-   Akon stirred up some controversies by purchasing a mine in South Africa. Akon has lengthy been well known for distinct bling that flaunts, we are not denying he deserves to splurge a bit of. When asked where he will get such distinctive and lavish diamond, he owns up to owning his own personal diamond mine in SOUTH AFRICA.

15-   Akon spends most of his time organizing conferences and workshops giving business talks to business men in Africa and teaching them on how to be more of an entrepreneur.

16-   Akon’s album debut TROUBLE, LOCKED UP, LONELY AND POT OF GOLD shot the top 10 on US AND UK charts. It ranked in 2.8 million dollars in sales in the US and achieved double platinum status.

17-   Akon’s song BLAME IT ON ME was released after much criticism from fans after engaging in a risky dance with a said minor despite the clubs age rated at 21 which made him loose a tour and sponsorship with GWEN STEPHNANES SWEET ESCAPE. He accepted to all the blames.

18-   Akon’s real names are; ALLIAUNE DAMALA, DAKA, BOUGA, TIME, PURU, NACKA, LULULU, BADARA AKON, THIAM.He had to shorten his name to Akon to suit his music career.

19-   Akon learnt to appreciate music and began his musical career while in prison. He had been jailed three different times for drugs, rubbery and theft.Rumour has it that his jail was faked so as to promote his music song LET ME OUT.

20-   Akon has other many children outside his 3 wives as well as many concubines yet to be known.

 

 

    Although so many people find Akon’s passed shameful, we still owe it to him and more especially Africa and he still gets all the media attention to grow his empire. He is one of the iconic celebrities in history and worldwide Africa to be précised and Senegal is so proud to have him as a brother. Indeed from a difficult life,sufferings,Akon succeeded to change not only his life, but his family,africa,senegal and the world being a role model and an inspiration to most

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