Abdelkader Amara

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• Moroccan Minister Recovers from COVID-19 After Weeks of Treatment
  8 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  After several weeks of treatment, Abdelkader Amara, the only member of the government council affected by the coronavirus, has regained his health.
  Admitted to the Mohammed V military hospital in Rabat on March 24, 2020, the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water left his hospital room on Monday, April 6, reports Alyaoum24. Fully recovered, Abdelkader Amara was allowed to return home.
  Back from a mission abroad, the minister was feeling extremely tired. He had asked to be (…)

• Morocco’s National Railway Office Reports Strong 2019, Faces COVID-19 Setbacks in 2020
  25 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Board of Directors of the National Railway Office (ONCF) was held on Thursday, April 23, 2020, by videoconference, in the presence of Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. It emerges that the Office has been hit hard by Covid-19.
  On this occasion, the stakeholders proceeded to examine the closing of the accounts for the 2019 financial year, to approve the 2020 budgets, while taking into account the impact of the coronavirus on rail activity. The (…)

• New Bridge to Ease Traffic on Rabat-Casablanca Highway
  6 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  To improve traffic flow and reduce congestion, the construction of a 50 million DH bridge is planned at the Témara / Rabat-Casablanca highway level.
  According to the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, this project aims to improve and streamline traffic on the Témara and Harhoura highway, while offering users better quality of service.
  The minister, who came to check on the progress of the work, noted the importance of this project in view of the (…)

• Morocco’s Railway Prepares for Post-Lockdown Travel with New Safety Measures
  7 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  The National Railway Office (ONCF) is mobilizing to put in place special procedures and barrier gestures at the level of the stations, in preparation for the resumption of its activities following the health crisis of the coronavirus.
  The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara was given a presentation of these measures, at the Rabat-Agdal station on Saturday. According to these measures, the Office wants to strengthen health security through new rules as (…)

• Morocco Resumes Domestic Air Travel as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease
  22 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, announced on Saturday the resumption of air traffic and passenger transport between cities starting this Thursday, June 25.
  This decision is in line with the measures to ease the health confinement decreed by the government. From June 25, the lines that will be reopened are: Casablanca-Dakhla, Casablanca-Laayoune, Casablanca-Oujda, Casablanca-Agadir, Fès-Marrakech, Agadir-Tanger, Marrakech-Dakhla, etc. All (…)

• Morocco Invests 40 Billion Dirhams Annually in Transport Infrastructure Expansion
  17 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  Morocco plans to invest 40 billion dirhams per year to support the transport sector. It is a question of strengthening the development of infrastructure.
  Strengthening public investments with a fair regional distribution, the integration of the informal sector, the consecration of the principles of good governance and support for SMEs. This is the objective underlying the annual investment of 40 billion dirhams in the transport sector. According to the Minister of Equipment, Transport and (…)

• Morocco Unveils $38 Billion Plan to Build 50 Dams, Boost Water Supply
  24 July 2020, by Ginette

  The Moroccan authorities are considering an alternative to overcome the lack of water often generated by drought.
  In his presentation, Abdelkader Amara stressed that this plan is structured around three points, the first of which "focuses on strengthening the water supply", the other two points "relate to the controlled management of demand and the protection of water resources and the ecological ecosystem".
  It is a project for which the ministry will mobilize 383 billion dirhams over (…)

• Morocco Launches Vehicle Fleet Renewal Program for Transport Professionals
  15 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, road transport professionals who had filed their applications with the external services of the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water will soon be able to benefit from the vehicle fleet renewal program for the year 2020. The payment of premiums has already started.
  The Abdelkader Amara department announced this news after the competent services of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform definitively approved the expenditure commitments for (…)

• Morocco’s Tiznit-Dakhla Expressway Project Faces Delays, Minister Urges Action
  20 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, called on the stakeholders to make up for the delay observed in the construction of the Tiznit-Dakhla expressway. Delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  A meeting had brought together, on Monday, the minister and the stakeholders. During this meeting, Mr. Amara insisted on the importance of making up for the delay observed in the construction of certain road sections. Similarly, the minister instructed the companies (…)

• Morocco to Build Africa’s Largest Seawater Desalination Plant in Casablanca
  12 November 2020, by Jérôme

  The process is underway for the realization of a large continental seawater desalination plant in Casablanca. This is the announcement made by the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, on Tuesday in Rabat.
  10 MMDH, this is the budget for this project whose treatment capacity is close to 300 million m³ of water, said Mr. Amara, responding to a main question from the majority and opposition groups in the House of Councillors, on the "measures taken to (…)