A well-known black singer who goes by the stage name Akon is urging all African-Americans to move to Senegal, insisting that if they do so, they will all become millionaires and the US will “collapse overnight.”
Akon, whose real name is Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, was born in St. Louis but spent significant parts of his childhood in Senegal, and he has a deep affinity for the country. He is such a strong believer in Africa that he has plans for a an entirely new, high-tech city in Senegal that will use his cryptocurrency, named Akoin, as its currency.
He explains that his conceptual city will offer tremendous opportunity to black Americans because Senegal is poor, allowing the newcomers to use their skills and expertise to quickly strike it rich.
“Africa is in a position where if African Americans take position now, every single African American would be a millionaire without even thinking twice because there’s nothing that’s not needed over there,” he said on a podcast. “So, you guys come with the discipline, you guys come with the knowledge, you come with the resources.”
“I mean, you name it. We’re leading in every single sector,” he said. “Just imagine if we all just decided to just take all our bags, withdrew all our money, and go to Africa. Where would America be today? It would collapse overnight.”
“The whole idea is to create what the future of Africa should be,” the rapper added. “We have all the resources, we have the manpower, we definitely have the population. So it was just a matter of putting something in a country that can start and pretty much scale out to every other country — that we can copy and paste or at least the idea.”
Senegal’s economy currently primarily revolves around mining and agriculture. The country, which is 96% Muslim, speaks French as its official language. However, it is considered to be one of the most stable countries on the continent, with little political strife and little fear of terrorism, unlike some other African nations.
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Lol don’t threaten is with a good time.
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If any White person would suggest that African-Americans should move to Africa, then that White person would be: accused of racism, and absolutely condemned, and targeted for destruction.
great idea…..this man wants to destroy Senegal, create his own slave world…..did I hear wrong…..imagine Senegal being America…..imagine the British, the French….whomever….coming uninvited to steal murder and rape….did I hear right….oh yes…..I do think it is a great idea as well…..america will not only be poor …it won’t exist
Better more realistic idea, let this guy move to Senegal.
akon (“a con”)? and with his own cryptocurrency? really?
I guess he never heard of Liberia. Didn’t end well.
Meh the back to Africa movement is over 100 years old. This new kid on the scene is certainly stirring up the racists.
ACTUALLY NO!! America won’t collapse overnight, it will start REBUILDING overnight having relieved themselves from the headache of chip-off-the-shoulder racism-excused daylight robbery by Afro-Americans.
It will save America from all the trouble and strife these like-monkey acting/behaving animals cause.
It would re-instate normalcy in America.
Halevai his words should come true and they all go back to the jungles they came from!!
Like most Afro’s he’s got not the most basic morals of “don’t throw a stone into the well you drank from”.
He would never have become anything more than a banana had he remained in Senegal.
Marcus Garvey rides again!
The truth is that the people we call “African Americans” are about as much African as European in terms of ancestry, and are culturally and socially 95% Euro-American. They are definitely more “American” than we are.
Ok Akon , you go first.
And what categories are black leading in America? Other than sports? I don’t think the local African population can support the ridiculously high salaries of American professional athletes. But if Akon is the first to make the move…adios.
Everyone knows black people are extremely intelligent
This is probably the smartest idea I’ve ever heard come out of a black man’s mouth.
Please listen to the brotha!! Run as fast with belts on so your dragging pants don’t trip you!
You can’t make this stuff up…
it’s a great idea . The American Gov’t would save on all $$$ that is wasted on the free-bees
This is such obvious red meat served up for the ywn maga base to weigh in on.
Akon would have been drumming on trees and dying of malaria if it wasn’t for the evil USA…
He’s almost right…it will make the US (crime rate) collapse overnight.
RUUN BRADA RRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUNNNNNN