from the Egyptian city of Aswan to Wadi Halfa in the north of Sudan has been proposed. The $2.5 million feasibility study was signed with Kuwaiti investment in April 2022. A further standard-gauge extension from Halfa to Khartoum has been proposed to give travelers from there a one-seat ride to Alexandria. Tunisia The Tunisian government and Tunisian Railways (SNCFT) are currently planning a high speed rail in three parts: a new 180 km line from Ras Jedir on the Libyan border to Gabès, to be built to 250 km/h for passenger trains and 120 km/h for freight, estimated to cost TND 2.6 billion ($917 million). The second phase will continue from Gabès through Sfax, Sousse, Nabeul, Tunis, and finish in Bizerte, a 480 km segment that will involve both new track and upgrading existing lines, for an estimated TND 14 billion ($4.9 billion). The third phase will involve an upgrade of the current line between Tunis and Tabarka on the Algerian border, a 180 km segment whose cost is estimated at TND 9.4 billion ($3.3 billion). The total cost of the 840 km electrified standard gauge line traversing the country is estimated by the Tunisian government to be TND 26 billion ($9.2 billion), as of fall 2021. No concrete action seems to have been taken beyond initiating a discussion of a partnership by the Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, with French president Emmanuel Macron on 22 June 2020. The following year in June 2021, President Saïed attempted to secure a loan from the European Investment Bank to finance the project, which was refused as the country had already borrowed 7 billion DT ($2.3 billion) in the prior decade; the bank suggested upgrading current rail infrastructure instead. South Africa On 7 June 2010, Minister of Transport Sbusiso Ndebele said that plans were seriously being considered for a high-speed line from Johannesburg to Durban. The line would reduce the current journey time from 12 hours to about 3 hours. The 721 km line would involve major engineering challenges, including traversing the Drakensberg mountains. A high-speed line from Johannesburg to Cape Town is also under study. The $30 billion plan was seriously discussed with China Railway Group which wanted South Africa to contribute 40% of the capital, while South Africa was hoping that Chinese banks would provide a loan for the project. As of 2020, South Africa's Department of Transport announced plans to establish