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Egypt
Cairo looks to get Tokyo on board for $4.5bn metro extension

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Metro Line 4 trains on the test track in Giza governorate on 18 October 2026.
Metro Line 4 trains on the test track in Giza governorate on 18 October 2026. © Khaled Desouki/AFP

Having already convinced the Japan International Cooperation Agency to help finance the subway route serving the Grand Egyptian Museum, the government is now asking it for further funds for the next phase of Line 4.

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