There is now a simplified digital guide to access the additional tourist allowance. The Office des Changes (Foreign Exchange Office) provided on Monday the necessary explanations on the operating conditions of the "Additional Tourist Allowance" (DTS) service, through a publication on its website.
Morocco has great potential to make it the digital crossroads of the continent, provided the government implements appropriate policies for change. Ludovic Subran, chief economist at Allianz SE, provides some clarification on Industry 4.0.
In Morocco, Facebook subscribers will soon be able to use the social network’s paid streaming service, just like internet users in Egypt and South Africa, who will soon be added to the list of 24 countries that have been using this service since August 2020.
As part of its deployment from Latin America to Europe, the transatlantic submarine cable EllaLink will cross Morocco . It will connect the main hubs of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza to those of Lisbon, Madrid and Marseille.
Visa and the Moroccan Interbank Monetary Center (CMI) have just announced the increase of the card verification limit to 600 dirhams in Morocco . A change that will allow consumers to make large purchases without entering the PIN code and contactlessly.
Data consumption increased by 155% in 2020 due to confinement, according to figures from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) . With the widespread availability of internet access for remote work, the internet penetration rate is now 83%.
According to the new Digital 2021 report published by We Are Social and Hootsuite, about 90% of Moroccans use a mobile device to access the Internet and especially social networks.
Maroc Telecom is aware of the slowness of browsing on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social networks. In a press release, the Telecom operator reassured its customers while explaining that this malfunction would have occurred during the regular maintenance of network infrastructures.
With new 100% Moroccan digital services, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is working to ensure the kingdom’s digital sovereignty. On Friday, it inaugurated its new Data Center housing the most powerful "Supercomputer" in Africa, the African Supercomputing Center.
A few days after the launch of the "STOP 490" campaign for the decriminalization of consensual and extramarital sexual relations, Moroccan civil society is engaged in another battle. The Alternative Movement for Individual Freedoms (M.A.L.I) has launched an online campaign aimed at ending the practice of virginity tests and the issuance of virginity certificates in Morocco.
The "Outlaws" movement is asking Moroccans to share the message "Stop 490" in red on social media. The goal is to obtain the release of Hanaa, a young woman sentenced for having a sexual relationship outside of marriage.
The conviction of Moroccan historian Maâti Monjib in Morocco has come as a surprise. Several international and Moroccan NGOs denounce the failure of Moroccan justice and demand his immediate release.