R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company

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R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company
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A company led by American-Senegalese R&B singer Akon has signed a deal to finance a copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint venture with a state miner, according to a contract published by the mines ministry.

The Grammy-nominated singer, known for hit songs like"Don't Matter" and"Smack That," has launched a number of business and philanthropic ventures across Africa in recent years, including a $6 billion futuristic city in Senegal and a cryptocurrency called Akoin.

One of the contracts, dated Dec. 14 and signed by Akon, whose legal name is Aliaune Thiam, commits White Waterfall to paying a $2 million signing bonus and financing a feasibility study of the Kimono reserve in Haut Katanga province.

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Akon u r the man i wish all African Americans could do this

Is he now done with that big lie and a scam that Americans believe, how he apparently helped Africans with electricity? (solar)

And therein lies his way to becoming a billionaire in under 10 years.

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