Spanish Bus Company Seeks Moroccan Drivers Amid Labor Shortage
24 October 2023
Due to a lack of skilled labor in Spain, Alsa wants to recruit drivers in Morocco.
Public transport
Morocco Falls Behind in Electric Bus Production as Other Nations Reap Benefits
18 October 2023
While the establishment of a local production ecosystem for electric buses offers many advantages that some countries are benefiting from, Morocco is still lagging behind.
Tangier Explores Bus Rapid Transit to Ease Urban Congestion and Pollution
22 September 2023
The city of Tangier is studying the feasibility of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT or high-level bus service) project, in order to facilitate urban mobility and reduce congestion in (…)
Ride-Hailing App Yango Banned in Morocco Over Regulatory Violations
19 September 2023
Due to lack of prior authorization, the mobile VTC application Yango, which has been on trial since April, has been banned in the Casablanca region and therefore forced to (…)
Moroccan Woman Breaks Barriers as Taxi Driver in Conservative Society
7 September 2023
Lekbira El Lhimer, a 46-year-old Moroccan, is a taxi driver in Kenitra. A man’s job that she has chosen, despite the prejudices in a deeply conservative Moroccan society still (…)
Casablanca angry with Alsa
31 August 2023
The wilaya of the Casablanca-Settat region announced that it has exchanged with the managers of the Alsa company, which has recently integrated the Polisario flag into the (…)
Morocco Advances Agadir-Marrakech High-Speed Rail Project with Key Engineering Studies
22 August 2023
The National Railway Office (ONCF) has entrusted the LPEE engineering firm with the geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical reconnaissance work necessary for the (…)
Casablanca Bans Russian Ride-Hailing App Yango for Operating Without License
12 July 2023
The prefecture of the Casablanca region has banned the mobile application of the Russian VTC service Yango, which has been on trial since last April in the region. The service (…)
Moroccan Bus Fares Surge Ahead of Eid al-Adha, Despite Government Subsidies
24 June 2023
Bus fares have almost doubled at the bus stations in Casablanca and Rabat on the eve of Eid al-Adha, despite state subsidies to carriers to cope with rising fuel prices.
Marrakech Advances High-Capacity Bus Network with Four New Lines
28 March 2023
In Marrakech, the company Bus City Motajadida is advancing its high-level bus service (BHNS) project. It has entrusted the preliminary design studies of lines T01, T04, T05 and (…)