The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) will begin transforming Alexandria's El Raml tramway network – the oldest tram system in Africa and one of the oldest in the world – into a metro line worth EUR 360 mn (EGP 6.6 bn) in early 2021.

The French Development Agency (FDA) eyes providing a EUR 100 mn grant to finance the upgrade of Alexandria's 150-year-old El Raml Tramway, which is set to be completely revamped in early 2022

Egypt is set to upgrade Alexandria’s oldest tram network at a total cost of EUR 360 mn, which the French Development Agency (AFD) will partially fund with EUR 100 mn, Invest-Gate reports.  

Egypt and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed four agreements worth EUR 259 to bolster cooperation in the fields of energy, sanitation and health, Invest-Gate reports.