Akon - (Photo via BBC)
Singer Akon has said he is planning to release a new cryptocurrency named after himself - called Akoin.
Speaking at the Cannes Lions Festival on Monday, the Locked Up singer said he believed cryptocurrency could be the saviour of Africa.
AKoin's official website said the singer wants the app on every mobile phone between now and December.
The African said he is also planning to build a "crypto city" in Senegal which he calls "a real-life Wakanda".
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