Morocco Overhauls Taxi License System to End Inheritance Practices
9 August 2022
Abdelouafi Laftit, the Minister of the Interior, has decided to regulate the transfer of taxi licenses. New conditions have thus been defined.
Administration
Morocco Investigates 9 Mayors for Embezzlement and Breach of Trust
28 June 2022
The files of nine mayors on whom there are strong suspicions of embezzlement of public funds and breach of trust have been handed over to the justice system. Some risk, (…)
Rabat Faces Scrutiny Over 2,400 ’Ghost’ Civil Servants as Parliament Demands Action
18 June 2022
A parliamentary group has questioned the government about the case of ghost civil servants in Rabat. Asmaa Rhlalou, the president of the municipality, recently said there are (…)
Moroccan Union Demands $100 Pay Raise for Public Sector Workers Amid Inflation Concerns
20 April 2022
The Union of Moroccan Labor (UMT) union has sent a note to the government demanding, among other things, a raise of 1000 DH on the salaries of civil servants and public sector (…)
Morocco’s Interior Minister Urges Mayors to Follow Appointment Rules for Local Officials
13 April 2022
The Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit has instructed the walis and governors to remind the presidents of the communes of the need to comply with the provisions in (…)
Morocco’s Ministers Seek to Replace Top Officials Appointed by Previous Government
29 March 2022
Many ministers are trying to do without the services of the secretaries general of their departments appointed under the previous Islamist governments. After sidelining them, (…)
Morocco Cracks Down on Municipal Corruption: Mayors Face Dismissal for Conflicts of Interest
23 March 2022
Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior, wants to eradicate conflicts of interest within municipalities. In this sense, he has, through a circular, instructed the walis and (…)
Morocco Adjusts Government Office Hours for Ramadan 2022
11 March 2022
Ramadan is expected to begin on Sunday, April 3, 2022 in Morocco, according to astronomical calculations. This is an opportunity for all administrations to change their working (…)
Rabat Mayor Cracks Down on Unlicensed Cafes and Restaurants, Sets June Deadline
2 March 2022
The mayor of Rabat, Asmaa Rhlalou, has summoned all cafes, restaurants and small merchants in the capital who do not have an administrative authorization to operate to initiate (…)
Morocco Reverses Plan to Dock Pay of Unvaccinated Government Workers
26 February 2022
The government is renouncing the implementation of the procedure for deducting the salaries of civil servants and employees of public institutions who have not yet received all (…)