Egypt's new administrative capital of Egypt is under construction east of Cairo. The megacity is sold to the people and superlatives, tallest skyscraper in Africa. Many of the new highways in Cairo are lined with advertisements for residential compounds there.
It started with a few cones and a cryptic sign.
Produced by Omar Etman. Edited by Liza Yeager, Mitchell Johnson, and Daniel Denvir.
Special thanks to Alan Dean, Alex Lewis, and Nihal El Aasar.
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