Another Akon City was announced in Uganda on April 6, 2021, by Akon alongside Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the state minister for Housing and Urban development, after Akon had met and discussed with Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni.[3][4][5] Akon further discussed the entire 15-year development project and its benefits to Ugandans in an interview on Uganda's NBS TV with Canary Mugume.[6]