Morocco’s Fnideq Revamps Beach Facilities to Boost Tourism After Border Trade Ban

As the summer season approaches, Fnideq has undertaken work on its beach facilities in anticipation of the arrival of the first summer visitors as soon as the lockdown is lifted, reports l’Economiste.

In this regard, a vast program is being implemented to prepare the city to welcome summer visitors. Upgrading access to the beaches is one of the priorities of the authorities. They have been rebuilt to allow easy access with concrete stairs and brick railings instead of the eternal wrought-iron railings less resistant to rust. The municipality has also taken care of the roads, which have undergone some work, including the renovation of the paving of the sidewalks and the filling of potholes on several roads.

According to the same source, the street furniture has also benefited from a few coats of paint to give it a youthful look, in addition to the green spaces which have had a major maintenance operation.

With the halt of cross-border trade, several thousand workers who lived from the transport of goods across the border have found themselves forcibly unemployed. The measures planned by the government to mitigate the growing unemployment, including the installation of a commercial zone, are on hold due to the covid-19 crisis. This has "amplified the extent of the damage", notes the same daily.