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Morocco loses cargo traffic business after Algeria issued restrictions on shippers

Location:
Tangiers port, Morocco, Morocco, Maghreb
Incident Date: January 26, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 2.00
Summary: Large maritime charter companies are complying with Algeria's directive to avoid transshipment in Moroccan ports for products bound for the Algerian market. CMA-CGM is reorganizing its services to Algeria, redirecting goods destined for Oran, Mostaganem, and Ghazaouet through Algesiras or Valencia instead of Tangier. Maersk is also changing routes, sending most shipments to Algiers, Skikda, and Bejaia via Barcelona and Algeciras, ending transshipment operations at [...]

Morocco: Casablanca authorities announce severe water rationing amid drought

Location:
Casablanca, Morocco, Morocco, Maghreb
Incident Date: January 26, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 2.50
Summary: The wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, Mohamed Mhidia, issued an executive order aimed at rationalizing the consumption of drinking water in the prefecture of Casablanca. This measure comes in response to a persistent water crisis exacerbated by successive years of drought. Hammams (public baths) and carwash sites will not be allowed to operate Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Severe restrictions were imposed on watering gardens and parks, swimming pools, public areas, etc.

Morocco: Authorities seek to prevent formation of new political party

Location:
Rabat, Morocco, Morocco, Maghreb
Incident Date: January 26, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 2.00
Summary: The founders of the Tamunt Party for Tamont Freedoms announced that, having fulfilled all legal conditions, the Ministry of the Interior submitted their constituent file to the Administrative Court of Rabat, seeking to prevent the party's formation. The Ministry allegedly put forth incorrect and non-legal arguments to refuse authorization, aiming to deny the party its right to exist. The founders expressed disappointment, especially considering Morocco's [...]