I think Akoin is real project and it's related to Akon. I'm a fan of Akon, i found on his Twitter a tweet about Akoin, it's here https://twitter.com/Akon/status/1255136341630709762.
I read a newspaper on Cointelegraph that Akon want a currency which is trusted to use across Africa and that's why Akoin born.
https://magazine.cointelegraph.com/2020/04/16/journeys-in-blockchain-akon-city-akoin/