Mohamed Chakir Alaoui

Work on a pedestrian tunnel linking Rabat’s Ibn Sina University Hospital Center (CHU) to its hospital and university campus is almost complete, while traffic has resumed along one of the capital’s busiest roads.

Charafat Afailal has pledged to continue Morocco’s major energy and mining projects while making better use of the country’s mineral wealth to support the national economy and address regional and social inequalities.

The newly appointed minister faces the challenge of tackling unemployment, strengthening social dialogue and reforming pension funds.

Morocco’s Mediator for Democracy and Human Rights has urged incoming Head of Government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri to make effective access to rights a priority in the next government’s program, arguing that public policies should be judged by their impact on citizens’ daily lives rather than the number of laws passed or programs launched.

The two-day event brings together public- and private-sector stakeholders to examine carbon markets, investment opportunities and ways to accelerate railway development across the continent.

Three women have been appointed to lead parliamentary groups or groupings. The RNI, PJD, Popular Movement and Left Alliance will sit in the opposition.

New Speaker calls for restoring public confidence in Parliament; 90 invalid ballots draw procedural objection during election.

El Mansouri to meet leaders of Istiqlal, USFP and PPS in Rabat ahead of formal announcement.

House to meet Tuesday at 3pm to elect speaker; PJD’s Bouanou may seek first deputy speaker’s post.