Egypt is building a new administrative capital city east of Cairo, spanning 700 sq km, featuring the 385m Iconic Tower as a symbol of its ambition to relieve Cairo's overcrowding. The project, overseen by a military-linked company, involves complex engineering for the supertall skyscraper and aims for smart city principles.
Over 1,000 Orang Asli from 19 tribes protested in Putrajaya demanding recognition of ancestral lands and an end to evictions, targeting Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform in Egypt on June 5th, 16 years after his last concert at the Giza Pyramids. The concert in the New Administrative Capital celebrates the 30th anniversary of his album 'Romanza'.
Candidates for Sejong mayor in the 6.3 local elections are prioritizing the "completion of the administrative capital" as their top pledge. Democratic Party's Cho Sang-ho proposes a self-sufficient city of 800,000 with industrial clusters, while People Power Party's Choi Min-ho focuses on youth housing and an AI innovation city.
Pope Leo arrived in Equatorial Guinea on the final leg of his Africa journey, becoming the first pontiff to visit since 1982. In a pointed address, he denounced the "colonisation" of Africa's minerals and "lust for power" in a nation ruled by Africa's longest-serving president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo since 1979. Despite oil wealth accounting for nearly half of GDP, over half of the population lives in poverty, with rights groups documenting how revenues have enriched the ruling family.
