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World in Progress: A new capital for Egypt

Björn Blaschke
June 13, 2018

Egypt is building a new capital from scratch. It's just one of a number of mega projects pursued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The new capital is expected to house up to seven million people, along with government offices, embassies and businesses on 700 square kilometers (about 270 square miles). But who can afford to live in this new city?

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