By Nigel Nassar

AKON, though Americanised, is every inch an African man, and has gone an extra mile to tell the world that he has not forgotten his African roots. The Senegalese-American R&B/Hip-Hop sensation, who arrived in Uganda on Thursday night ahead of his concert yesterday, told the Ugandan press that he has “only” four wives.

“I have read stories on the internet saying I am involved with many girls. But I have only four girlfriends, whom I also refer to as my wives,” Akon, aka Aliuane Thiam Badara, said to the enchantment of the journalists and fans during a conference at Celtel house, six hours before his concert. Read the rest of this entry »