For all the problems with the Addis Ababa metro, two things stand out: - demand is way higher than supply (trams are overcrowded) - IT TURNS A PROFIT (not as high as intended, but nonetheless!)https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/china-and-ethiopia-part-1-the-light-railway-system/ …
Daily income is $14,000, no mention of how much of that is kept as profit--but if it were anything below zero, the article would have said as much