The government of Aziz Akhannouch has been forced to provide concrete responses to the demands (health, education and the fight against corruption) of the Moroccan youth collective "GenZ 212".
Faced with the recent youth demonstrations initiated by the GenZ 212 collective, the government wants to accelerate social policies. The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, mentions a vast development plan, in cooperation with Spain.
After an eight-day break, the daily demonstrations organized by the "Gen Z 212" collective of Moroccan youth in many cities of the kingdom resumed on Saturday. The protesters are calling for a boycott of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026 in Morocco.
The Moroccan youth collective GenZ 212 is concerned about the "suspicious attempts to sow division and stoke identity tensions" among Moroccans. These concerns were expressed after members of the Amazigh Movement announced the suspension of their involvement in the initiative.
Morocco ranks among the countries where anger is expressed most frequently on a daily basis, according to the “State of the World’s Emotional Health” report, published by the Gallup Institute in partnership with the Global Health Summit.
From France, Canada, Belgium and Germany, hundreds of young Moroccans living abroad (MREs) are mobilizing to support their compatriots in Morocco who are at the origin of the GenZ212 Moroccan youth movement. Considering that they are the forgotten ones of the kingdom, these young people aspire to become actors of political reflection.
The collective GenZ 212 , at the origin of the demonstrations organized in several Moroccan cities since September 27 last to demand reforms in the health and education sectors, announced on Tuesday the suspension of the demonstrations until this Thursday.
After the social unrest, the Moroccan youth collective GenZ 212 is redirecting its fight to the economic arena. It is now calling for a boycott of all companies and brands associated with the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, whose immediate resignation it had previously demanded.
In a statement published on Facebook and Discord, the collective of Moroccan youth "GenZ 212" maintains the press: it calls for the "immediate resignation of the government" of Aziz Akhannouch and reaffirms its refusal to engage in any dialogue with him.
While the daily demonstrations organized by the Moroccan youth collective "GenZ 212" in many cities of the kingdom raise fears of the cancellation of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026 in Morocco, Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), says he is "absolutely confident" about the holding of the tournament.
The GenZ 212 collective, with more than 180,000 members on Discord, eagerly awaits the speech that King Mohammed VI is expected to deliver at the opening of the Moroccan Parliament this Friday.
For more than a week, Morocco has been shaken by demonstrations organized by the GenZ 212 collective. The protesters denounce the billions invested in organizing the 2030 World Cup, to the detriment of the health and education sectors that are sorely lacking in resources.