Morocco has launched a vast national program to modernize its urban public bus transport network. Spanning the period 2025-2029, this initiative aims to thoroughly renew the vehicle fleet and improve the quality of service in dozens of cities across the kingdom.
Morocco is implementing a new plan for the development of urban public transport that will cover the period 2025-2029. The Parliament was presented with this plan by the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit.
The dissemination of videos showing bus inspectors physically assaulting passengers has provoked strong reactions on social media in Casablanca. Faced with the outrage, the Casa Bus company, which operates the Alsa network, announced in a press release the opening of an "urgent internal investigation" and promised measures.
Many French retirees prefer to spend their golden years in the city of Marrakech to enjoy a better quality of life at a lower cost.
The Chinese manufacturer Yutong Bus has officially announced the supply of 723 buses to Morocco in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, which will begin on December 21, 2025. This order, aimed at strengthening the public transport network during the competition, is the largest ever recorded for a Chinese manufacturer on the African continent.
The pill is hard to swallow for users of public transportation in the Rabat metropolitan area. A new increase in fares, bringing the bus ticket to 6.5 dirhams, has triggered a wave of anger, especially since the price of the tram ticket has also risen. The reason: a service deemed deficient that does not improve, despite rising prices.
Morocco will have to mobilize $38 billion over the next ten years to modernize its non-energy infrastructure, such as roads, ports and digital networks.
The company "Rabat Région Mobilité" announces that Rabat will soon acquire dozens of smart buses as part of the strengthening of its urban transport network.
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) flock to Morocco in large numbers every summer for their vacations. This year, not only has the flow seen a significant decline, even if the official figures say otherwise, but these Moroccans of the diaspora have changed their consumption habits in the face of the rise in prices of tourist services.
Due to the surge in prices of tourism services (accommodation, catering, transportation), summer vacations have become a real headache for many Moroccan families. Yet, images and videos of crowded beaches and bustling tourist destinations, posted on social media, suggest the opposite.
Lively altercations occurred within the premises of the Bab Ghmat grand taxi station in Marrakech after a taxi driver preferred foreign customers over Marrakechis.
Faced with rapid urban and demographic growth, Tangier is looking to improve the performance and quality of public transport services. In this regard, the "Al-Boughaz" Intercommunal Cooperation Agency in Tangier has launched an advanced project. This is a high-quality transport system (BHNS) or "Busway".