Nizar Baraka

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• Istiqlal Party Agrees to Join Morocco’s Next Government Coalition
  20 September 2021, by Jérôme

  The Istiqlal Party (PI) is ready to participate in the next government. This is the decision taken by the National Council of the political party, at the end of the proceedings of its extraordinary session, held virtually on Saturday in Rabat.
  It is through a press release that the party made its decision public, in response to the offer of the designated head of government, Aziz Akhannouch. It is the Secretary General of the party, Nizar Baraka, who was appointed, assisted by the members (…)

• Morocco Auctions Off 18 Ships from Bankrupt Dredging Company
  17 May 2024, by Prince

  Some 18 boats belonging to the dredging company Drapor, which found itself in judicial liquidation, are currently being auctioned off in Moroccan ports, announced Nizar Baraka, the Minister of Equipment and Water.
  Questioned by the parliamentary group of the National Rally of Independents (RNI) about the "fate of the dredging company’s ships abandoned in Moroccan ports", Baraka explained that this company went into judicial liquidation due to financial difficulties and a conflict between (…)

• Morocco Aims to Modernize Ports as Traffic Projected to Grow 2.4% in 2022
  2 January 2022, by Prince

  In anticipation of a recovery in port activity in Morocco, the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, announced a wave of modernization of the means during the year 2022.
  Port activity should reach a volume of 92.8 million tons by 2022, an increase of 2.4% compared to the same period a year earlier, said Nadia Laraki, Director of the National Ports Agency, during the Board of Directors of the Agency, chaired by the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka.
  To read: Morocco (…)

• Marrakech Faces Water Crisis: $52 Million Emergency Plan to Combat Severe Drought
  10 March 2022, by Prince

  Severe drought is affecting the Marrakech-Safi region. To remedy the situation and avoid a disruption in water supply, the authorities are committed to urgently mobilizing 522 million dirhams.
  The Marrakech-Safi region risks running out of drinking water during this severe drought period. Aware of the situation, the authorities are preparing to implement emergency measures to avoid the worst. A financing of 522 million dirhams should be mobilized to finance an emergency plan, reports the (…)

• Moroccan Diaspora’s Record Remittances Bolster Economy Amid Pandemic, Party Leader Says
  17 May 2022, by Armel

  The Istiqlal party has praised the resilience of the Moroccan economy during the Covid-19 crisis, emphasizing the contribution of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) through their remittances, which reached a record level during the period.
  The balance party organized its 11th ordinary session of the central committee last weekend, under the theme "the Moroccan diaspora and its role in the implementation of the new development model".
  According to the Secretary General, Nizar Baraka, the (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Water-Intensive Cannabis Strains Amid Drought Concerns
  14 July 2022, by Sylvanus

  Faced with the proliferation of plantations of new cannabis varieties that consume a lot of water and consequently deplete the groundwater in the North, Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, has asked Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior, to lend him a hand. Several wells have already been closed.
  In total, 236,412 wells have been built in 66 localities across Morocco and are used in the cultivation of new cannabis varieties: "Khardala", whose seeds are imported from Latin (…)

• Morocco Intensifies Drought Response as Water Crisis Deepens
  22 August 2022, by Ginette

  The drinking water deficit is a concern for the Minister of Equipment and Water, who chaired the meeting of the National Committee for Monitoring the Water Situation last week.
  The purpose of this meeting was for the participants to take stock of the situation and take the necessary measures to deal with it. Morocco is experiencing one of the worst droughts recorded in 30 years this year. In urban and rural areas, water is scarce and the situation is worrying citizens and the authorities. (…)

• Morocco to Launch Vaccine Production Hub, Boosting African Health Sovereignty
  30 September 2022, by Said

  Despite the decline in the number of Covid-19 cases, Morocco is committed to its health sovereignty with the start of vaccine production as early as next November.
  "The war in Ukraine has accentuated the urgency of the Kingdom’s health sovereignty. As of next November, we will start producing vaccines against Covid and other types of vaccines that will also serve the African continent," said the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, during a conference organized by the Alliance (…)

• Morocco Launches 40 km Road Expansion Project Between Dakhla and El Argoub
  11 November 2022, by Armel

  The widening work on national road No. 1 between Dakhla and El Argoub was launched on Thursday by the Minister of Equipment, Nizar Baraka. The project involves the construction of a stretch of approximately 40 km.
  This project includes the realization of the first phase over a length of 20 km, with a budget envelope of more than 47.59 MDH, with an execution time of 12 months. The second phase of the project will be implemented over a length of 20 km, at an estimated cost of 59 MDH, with (…)

• Morocco Unveils 10 km Tichka Tunnel Route to Link Ouarzazate and Marrakech
  18 January 2023, by Armel

  The project to build a tunnel connecting Ouarzazate to Marrakech is progressing rapidly, according to the Minister of Equipment, Nizar Baraka. After the preliminary studies, which focused on two routes, the government has opted for a 10 km route via Ourika.
  With a total cost of 10 billion dirhams, this route includes 80 km of roads leading to the tunnel as well as the construction of 10 bridges, the minister explained, questioned about the project in parliament.
  This option is not only (…)