Abdelkader Amara

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• Morocco’s Nador West Med Port Construction Reaches 45% Completion, Set for 2022 Opening
  4 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  The construction work on the Nador West Med port is progressing rapidly. This is the main takeaway from the recent visit of the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, to the construction site.
  The overall progress rate of the construction work on the Nador West Med port is estimated at 45%, said the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. According to Abdelkader Amara, the work will be completed by the end of the 2nd half of 2022.
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• Morocco’s High-Speed Train Sees 19% Passenger Surge, Minister Reports
  6 February 2019, by Said

  Success for the Moroccan high-speed line (LGV), if we are to believe the figures that have just been unveiled by the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water.
  According to Abdelkader Amara, more than 200,000 passengers used the Al Boraq high-speed train last month, compared to 168,000 travelers in December, an increase of 19%, with an occupancy rate of 70%. The minister was responding to a question asked in parliament by the constitutional group.
  These figures should see (…)

• Safi Port Project Delay Threatens Minister’s Position Amid 500 Million Dirham Loss
  27 August 2019, by Kamal

  The Minister of Equipment, Abdelkader Amara, has just requested an extension on the delivery deadline for the new Port of Safi. Showing a large delay and losses of 500 million dirhams, the project could precipitate his downfall.
  The previous experiences of the Ministry have not served as an example to the Minister of Equipment, according to the daily Assabah, which refers to the royal anger that had followed the debacle of the "Al Hoceima Manarat Al Moutawassit" program.
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• Morocco and Switzerland Sign Transport Cooperation Agreement, Focusing on Road Safety
  8 September 2019, by Ginette

  Closer relations between Morocco and Switzerland in the field of road and rail transport. This is the result of a working session held in Switzerland by a large Moroccan delegation led by Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water.
  It was on board a train bound for Erstfeld that the Memorandum of Understanding between Morocco and Switzerland was signed. Discussions on road safety, a key point of cooperation between the two states, took place between Abdelkader (…)

• Moroccan Minister Recovering from COVID-19, Continues Work Remotely
  16 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  Tested positive for coronavirus, the Minister of Equipment and Transport, Abdelkader Amara, reassured about his state of health.
  Back from a mission in Europe, the minister, who tested positive, posted a reassuring message on his Facebook page. According to the PJD minister, everything is fine.
  He also announces that he will have to stay at home with his wife for the 14 regulatory days, while continuing to fulfill his duties remotely.

• Moroccan Minister’s COVID-19 Condition Worsens, Requires Medical Attention
  24 March 2020, by Kamal

  Victim of an acute respiratory crisis, the minister would have been forced to call on the health services.
  According to a press release from the Ministry of Equipment and Transport, the minister had tested positive for coronavirus, after returning from a diplomatic mission abroad on March 14.
  A close friend of the minister confirmed that "his health was not worrying as it could have been reported". For his part, the minister did not fail to react to the rumors by declaring to the MAP: "I (…)

• Morocco Aims to Boost Railway Network, Targeting Top 20 Global Ranking by 2020
  12 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  To join the club of the 20 largest rail networks in the world by 2020. This is Morocco’s ambition.
  At the opening of the 5th edition of the World Congress on Railway Training, Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, discussed the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) report.
  According to him, Morocco’s positioning on the international and regional chessboard is the best consecration.
  For him, it is clear that human capital remains the essence and (…)

• Morocco Plans High-Speed Rail Extension to Agadir, Studies to Take Years
  6 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  In response to the oral questions of deputies on the project to extend the Tangier-Casablanca High-Speed Line southward to Agadir, 460 kilometers further south, Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, declared on Monday, October 4, that the technical and detailed studies "will take years".
  Abdelkader Amara was responding to an oral question from the Constitutional Assembly Group on the progress of the project to extend the Tangier-Casablanca High-Speed (…)

• Morocco to Invest $380 Million in High-Speed Rail Link to Casablanca Airport
  4 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  Morocco intends to connect its Al Boraq TGV to the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. This is one of the flagship projects on the 2020 agenda of the Ministry of Equipment and Transport.
  Morocco will invest 3.8 billion dirhams to connect the high-speed train Al Boraq to the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca, said Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment and Transport during recent field visits in the Casablanca-Settat region last week.
  He recalled that Al Boraq, (…)

• Morocco Resumes Maritime Transport Under Strict COVID-19 Protocols
  21 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  The various transport sectors, in particular commercial vessels, are resuming their activities in Morocco. But this resumption is subject to the approval of the Directorate of Commercial Navigation of the Ministry of Transport.
  This resumption will be done in strict compliance with the barrier gestures related to the coronavirus, recalls the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara. It is part of the government’s measures to ease the quarantine. According to (…)