Akon, popular personality who is known to the world through his songs and music now opens about the needs of bitcoin and briefs more about it on an interview to the Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM. That's really interesting to watch his interview where he gives clear answers with comparison to the dollar. Here's the link to the video
https://youtu.be/HERTlVMd1QIHe's praised a king by African people. He has turned himself to be an entrepreneur, and he'll do good to Africa with cryptocurrency which might enrich the usage and adoption of bitcoin. Even now there is good acceptance for bitcoin in Africa, and what he has initiated through his own coin could make more popular people get into cryptocurrency network.
I think he planned it long ago, I'm not saying it's good or bad but it's another free money creation on the internet by a celebrity, there are a lot of coins named after a celebrity, but they are not managed by a celebrity where they are named and they are all gone, Akon, if he wants to make it successful, should have a concept and can keep it up for long term, the competition is very hard compared two years ago