@newslionsa: R&B star Akon says Africa will “never grow” because government systems strangle businesses. He planned to build a $6B futuristic city in Senegal, but authorities scrapped the mega-project in 2025 and reclaimed the land over funding and building delays. In this interview, a couple of years earlier, Akon had highlighted the hurdles facing entrepreneurs on the continent. It does beg the question: if a multimillionaire celebrity can’t get an idea off the ground, what hope is there for ordinary Africans? #Akon #Africa #AfricanBusiness #Entrepreneurship #BusinessInAfrica

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zongezile28
Basheenklaas :
Please exclude us 🇿🇦 in that nonsense
2026-09-22 20:46:21
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marhguzz
MonaLisa :
african leaders are very greedy...thy do not care about the future and well being of their people
2026-09-22 22:01:09
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honourablesir1200
................. #tag :
u lied us Akon city in Uganda 😅
2026-09-22 21:29:14
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anokye.christophe6
Money :
That is why Africa youths must avoid tribalism first and boycott all the old leaders and create one Africa
2026-09-22 20:03:53
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guyrenx
Guyrenx :
Absolute lie. How can one experience in one country be considered the standard for all African countries? That is just ridiculous.
2026-09-23 01:53:34
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smylesdigger
Basewesta :
nonsense,the chinese are still doing busines in Africa
2026-09-23 00:32:50
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starlian4life
KRISPRIZZY 🌶️ :
Duya una tag chief minister
2026-09-22 22:02:05
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seabitcoin01
seabitcoin ₿ :
African leaders don't have the ability to lead, they are greedy, selfish, stupid etc sometimes they will intentionally not do whats right and good so that people don't enjoy it, they ruine everything good
2026-09-22 22:28:39
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maemu_ncube
Maemu Ncube :
Except for South Africa. With all our challenges, one can operate one hundred percent without the government. Check Scorpion Kings.
2026-09-22 20:32:00
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desimon231
desim :
Bro, every leader in Africa is either a CIA poppet or a dictator under sanction by USA.
2026-09-22 22:34:27
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mandla7.gmail.com
Mangie :
Exclude South Africa, we believe in ourselves
2026-09-22 18:59:22
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futuredestinofficial
futuredestin :
There’s no place in the world where you can start a business without the government. It’s just a different department of the government that looks after that aspect of things, but it still the government. How would that business be paying taxes if it’s not registered with the government? That LLC is an identity linked with a government department
2026-09-22 21:18:40
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evandro.poker
Evandro Poker :
And its funny that Africans blame the European countries and the West 😅😅😅 we Africans need to wake up urgently 😪
2026-09-22 23:32:13
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dr_maeda
Dr E. H.Maeda :
Africa still uses colonial systems whereby power is centered in the govt...
2026-09-22 22:06:47
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mafika100
Mafika100 :
Try South Africa 🇿🇦. There's a reason why we're the most advanced and industrialized economy on the continent.
2026-09-22 21:26:03
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arsenal4ever1426
Arsenal for ever :
This guy is exaggerating a little bit
2026-09-22 20:54:13
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leonsimwanuke
leon simwanuke :
ther Investors that come to Africa non of them go see the president
2026-09-22 19:59:56
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taflow365days
tafadzwa :
very very true
2026-09-22 20:35:01
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mandla7.gmail.com
Mangie :
No your coutry bra
2026-09-22 18:58:52
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dominictucker850
dominictucker850 :
serious fucking problem now facing with my business partners from Russia to Sierra Leone
2026-09-22 23:29:28
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derrick.kioko
second items nai region :
it's rigid that's My continent
2026-09-22 22:07:44
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classicsongsonly
CLASSIC SONGS ONLY :
you are ryt bro. governments in africa makes it difficult for us to own businesses coz they want us to need them more.
2026-09-22 21:27:25
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ironthinking
ironthinking :
We the people should try to create working systems locally and have them backed by the local governments. A ground up approach.
2026-09-22 19:23:55
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the.factory462
the factory :
he is right our politicians have killed us is thar why you had to see museveni when you came to Uganda
2026-09-22 23:04:42
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georgemokgope
george mokgope :
hai dont involve us Sashmaan
2026-09-22 19:56:35
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