Sometimes, crisis management veers into the absurd. That’s exactly what happened with the statement issued by private jet company Air Océan after one of its aircraft skidded off the runway at Fès airport and crashed into the perimeter fence. Buckle up—this editorial is going to sting.
In Rabat’s Océan and Sania Gharbia neighborhoods, residents face expropriations and demolitions without clear information or legal transparency. FGD councilors denounce intimidation tactics and question the legality of removing property owners without a proper expropriation process.
The devastating earthquake of September 8, 2023, which struck Al Haouz and its surrounding regions, left nearly 2.8 million Moroccans living in extreme precariousness. In its citizen observation report covering the period from September 2023 to October 2024, Transparency Maroc delivers an unflinching assessment of the management of post-earthquake reconstruction in the affected areas of the High Atlas.
Morocco scored 38 points on Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ranking 97th out of 180 countries and territories worldwide. This score remains unchanged from 2022, signifying no progress in curbing corruption.