Builders from the China State Construction Engineering Corporation are nearing completion of what will be the tallest building in Africa – the 78-storey Iconic Tower in Egypt’s yet to be named new capital. The skyscraper is part of a US$3 billion investment deal by China to build the central business district of a new “smart city”, which will eventually house 6.5 million people in Egypt’s new capital. It is the largest development project under China’s global infrastructure development strategy, the Belt an
