Egypt’s new administrative capital is beginning to take form, but it is still unclear how many people will actually choose to live there, DW says in an audio documentary on infrastructure and development in Africa (runtime 29:55). The documentary notes that the megaproject — one of the biggest launched by the Sisi administration — is meant to attract citizens from all social strata, but there are fears that the price tags on renting or buying a home in the new capital will be too steep for the average Egyptian.
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