Video | For whom is the government’s new Nile corniche?

If you've passed the corniche in Cairo recently, you've surely noticed that the view of the Nile is partially obstructed by the construction works underway for a government project dubbed "the people of Egypt's promenade." But why exactly is the government rebuilding the existing walkways? And what is the history of the corniche leading up to this?

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