Akon has released his own Cryptocurrency, called Akoin. The online digital currency – as with many others – uses encryption techniques to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds,…
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Rapper Akon to buy 50% of African music download service
Senegalese-American rapper Akon announced Saturday he would purchase 50 percent of African music download service Musik Bi, as the platform struggles to gain a foothold after its launch 18 months ago. Africa’s first home-grown platform…
Rapper Akon lights up two more African nations
Cliched rappers spend money on bling and cars, but Senegalese-American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across Africa. The rapper added The Gambia and Cape Verde to…
Akon feels ‘blessed’ he was offered to sign Drake
Akon feels “blessed” to have been offered to sign superstar rapper Drake to his label, but doesn’t “regret” turning him down because at the time it wasn’t right. Akon doesn’t “regret” not signing Drake to…
Countdown begins to Grande Finale of Airtel TRACE Music star
With 2.3 million calls, the Airtel TRACE Music Star competition Grande Finale is the biggest pan-African music competition on the continent and will unveil its winner on April 18th at 8pm on TRACE Urban. The…
Akon to crown Africa music talent search winner in Kenya
With more than 2.3 million calls made by music enthusiasts who wanted to become stars, Airtel TRACE Music Star is by far the biggest music competition to ever take place on the African continent. During…
Winner of Airtel TRACE Music Star revealed tomorrow!
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with over 300 million customers in operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia will be revealing the winner of Airtel TRACEMusic Star tomorrow, 10th January 2015 for the Kenya…
Singer Akon brings Lighting Africa project to Kenya
Senegalese singer, AKON has committed to assist in lighting up Kibera as part of a major Kenyan government-led transformation of the slum to a modern neighbourhood. The recording artist, songwriter and record producer met with…
Kudos Uhuru Kenyatta on election win: AKON
Senegalese rapper Akon has congratulated Uhuru Kenyatta on his inauguration as Kenya’s new President. Using his twitter account, the 40-year-old rapper said he wished he could have been there to witness the occasion. His tweet…
Akon lands this week with massive entourage
Akon will have an entourage of around 18 pax when he performs in Nairobi this coming weekend. During a press conference via Skype on Friday, the US-based Senegalese hit maker said that he was coming…