Drones are being used to detect the expansion of illegal extraction quarries around road projects currently under development in the Casablanca-Settat region, ahead of the organization of the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host alongside Spain and Portugal.
The airline Ryanair is developing "very rapidly" in Morocco, in anticipation of the 2030 World Cup that the kingdom is jointly organizing with Spain and Portugal, its CEO Michael O’Leary said on Wednesday.
Fouzi Lekjaa, the Minister in charge of the Budget, assures that the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal, will have huge economic repercussions for the country. But challenges must be met beforehand.
The National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) is preparing to relaunch the tender for the construction of the Rabat-Casablanca continental highway , recently canceled due to the non-consideration of national preference.
In anticipation of the 2030 World Cup, Moroccan MPs have drawn the government’s attention to the lack of flights affecting certain tourist hubs in the kingdom, as well as the rise in airfares, denounced by Moroccans in the diaspora last summer.
The tunnel connecting Spain and Morocco under the Strait of Gibraltar will not be built by 2030 as planned. According to experts, the work on this mega-project, which is still at the study stage, can only be completed by 2040.
The Casablanca-Settat region is working on the construction of the largest logistics area in the province of Nouaceur. This is one of the projects launched as part of the preparations for the World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
In view of hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and co-organizing the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal, several construction sites will be opened in Rabat in accordance with a letter dated January 20, 2025 from the Wali of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region, Mohamed Yacoubi.
In anticipation of the 2030 World Cup, the Moroccan government signed a program contract with Royal Air Maroc in 2023 to quadruple its current fleet from 50 to 200 aircraft by 2035. Thanks to this partnership, the airline has already acquired between 11 and 13 new aircraft.
Casablanca is actively preparing to host the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and the 2030 World Cup. This is evidenced by the conventions on the strengthening of infrastructure approved by the Council of the Casablanca-Settat region.
The government of Aziz Akhannouch is determined to curb the proliferation of slums in Morocco by 2028 - that is, before the 2030 World Cup - by focusing on rehousing, creating a national register and controlling the proliferation of slums. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Minister of Housing, provides further explanations.
In preparation for the 2030 World Cup, Morocco is working to modernize its railway network. A 96 billion investment program is planned for this purpose.