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Akon to build second futuristic city in Uganda
The Ugandan government has given Akon one square mile to create a second Akon City.
The Ugandan government has given Akon one square mile to create Akon City. The exact details are slim but it plans to operate on AKoin stellar-based cryptocurrency and is slated to be completed by 2036.
“I know if I put it there, they’re going to find a way to afford it because it’s going to motivate them,” Akon said when asked about the price tag of the project. “But ultimately when you create an opportunity, people grow with that opportunity, people learn with that opportunity, people are motivated with that opportunity.”
The Weeknd is donating $1 million to aid the crisis in Ethiopia
The Weeknd’s generous donation will provide 2 million meals through the United Nations World Food Programme.
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The Weeknd is stepping in to provide relief to Ethiopia as the country continues to grapple with a brutal internal conflict. The Canadian singer, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is the son of Ethiopian immigrants. On Sunday (April 4), Abel took to Instagram to announce that he will be making a considerable donation to the East African country.
“My heart breaks for my people of Ethiopia as innocent civilians ranging from small children to the elderly are being senselessly murdered and entire villages are being displaced out of fear and destruction,” he wrote. “I will be donating $1 million to provide 2 million meals through the United Nations World Food Programme and encourage those who can to please give as well.”
Singer, The Weeknd has announced he’ll be donating $1million to help feed Ethiopians amid the five months old war in the country.
The singer-songwriter, whose parents are from Ethiopia and whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, said that he will donate to Ethiopian relief efforts through the UN World Food Programme.
Thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed, raped and abused during the course of Ethiopia’s war with the Tigray region of the country.
There have been reports that Ethiopian soldiers executed unarmed men in Tigray, though Ethiopia’s government has dismissed evidence of these claims.
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