Morocco
Morocco Moves to Regulate Electric Scooters in New Traffic Law
The Ministry of Transport and Logistics has taken an important step in integrating electric scooters into the Moroccan Highway Code.
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Public transport
Morocco
Morocco Plans Major Overhaul of Taxi Industry, Including App-Based Services
In Morocco, the Ministry of the Interior is preparing a plan to establish strict regulations for the taxi transport sector, especially the regulation of transport via mobile applications, in order to put an end to the chaos that has settled in major Moroccan cities such as Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier, Agadir, Marrakech and Fez. The famous licenses are even mentioned to be abolished!
Morocco
Fez City Council Terminates Contract with Troubled Bus Operator
The city council of Fez voted to terminate the urban transport management contract with the City Bus company. This decision follows numerous malfunctions and growing dissatisfaction among users.
Morocco
Casablanca to Overhaul Street Parking System, Phase Out Informal Car Guards
The authorities of Casablanca are working to put an end to the chaos of car guards who have become more numerous in the various streets and neighborhoods. They impose sums of money in exchange for the parking of vehicles, causing the annoyance of motorists.
Morocco
Families Plead for Help as Moroccan Truck Drivers Vanish in West Africa
Worried, the families of the missing Moroccan drivers between Burkina Faso and Niger have launched an urgent appeal to the Moroccan authorities, urging them to intervene immediately. They fear they may have been kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
Morocco
Tangier Taxis Switch to Biometric Permits in Modernization Push
As of this Saturday, February 1, 2025, only the biometric trust permit is authorized for taxis, the economic department of the Tangier-Assilah prefecture has indicated.
Morocco
Morocco Moves to Regulate Ride-Hailing Services Amid Taxi Tensions
Abdelouafi Laaftit, Minister of the Interior, is working to put an end to the persistent tensions between taxi drivers, who denounce "unfair competition", and VTC operators, who are demanding the legalization of their activity.
Morocco
Casablanca Region Approves $280 Million Plan for 930 New Buses
The Regional Council of Casablanca-Settat has validated an important partnership agreement project for the financing of urban bus transport. This convention, which will apply from 2025 to 2029, defines the modalities for the implementation of a new contractual model of delegated management, involving the various local authorities in the region.
Morocco
Marrakech to Upgrade Public Transport with New Bus Fleet
Things are taking shape for the acquisition of new buses, as part of the delegated management contracts for the urban and suburban public transport service in Marrakech.
Morocco
Tangier to Invest 1.12 Billion Dirhams in 476 New Urban Buses
The Council of the Al Boughaz Intercommunal Cooperation Establishment has announced the launch of a call for tenders for the acquisition of 476 new buses, to modernize the urban transport network of Tangier and its surroundings. The budget allocated to this operation amounts to 1.12 billion dirhams.
Morocco
Marrakech Taxi Drivers Offer Free Rides to Dialysis Patients
In Marrakech, taxi drivers have set up an initiative that relieves sick people, especially patients with kidney failure.
Morocco
Moroccan Non-Owner Taxi Drivers Form New Association to Voice Concerns
Non-owner taxi drivers in Morocco have just set up a new association to better "make their demands known" to the competent authorities in charge of the transport sector.