Rabat: Thanks to a large-scale investment program deployed over the past decade under the impetus of HM King Mohammed VI, Morocco has significantly modernized its port and airport infrastructure as well as its rail and highway networks, thereby strengthening its strategic position as a crossroads between Europe and Africa, the newspaper noted.

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, the daily highlights the strategic scope of the national railway plan, which foresees an expansion program worth 8.9 billion euros, including the construction of the 430-km Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line. The objective is to double, by 2040, the number of connected cities and link 87% of the national population.

In the maritime sector, the Tanger Med port complex stands as the leading port in the Mediterranean and in Africa, with a record traffic of 142 million tonnes in 2024, up 16.2% compared to 2023. Its integrated industrial ecosystem now hosts more than 1,100 companies, the Spanish media outlet added.

This momentum will be further reinforced by the construction of the future Dakhla Atlantic Port, with an investment of 1.1 billion euros, as well as by the implementation of the Atlantic Initiative launched by His Majesty the King to provide Sahel countries with access to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project, stretching over 6,000 km and whose feasibility studies have been completed, illustrates the Kingdom’s determination to contribute to regional energy security and African integration, the article noted.

The publication also cites Morocco’s airport modernization and expansion program, amounting to 3.53 billion euros, aimed at increasing passenger capacity from 38 million to 80 million by 2030.