“I TASTED LIFE FROM THE GHETTO AND LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM AS A SUPERSTAR… BUT AFRICA IS HOME!”
-Superstar Akon shares a deeply personal and motivational narrative urging Africans in the diaspora to return to and invest in the continent.
“I arrived in America at just 7 years old and lived between two worlds—growing up in the projects and later achieving the American Dream as a global superstar. By the grace of Allah, as the Quran reminds us in Surah At-Takwir (81:29), “And you do not will except that Allah wills.”
When I reached the crossroads of choosing the perfect place to retire, I realized Africa is that place.
For any African living in the diaspora, no matter how long you’ve been overseas or how successful you’ve become, there is only one true home: Africa.
That is why Africans abroad must come back home and invest—in our land, our people, and our future”.