Morocco
Governmental Resources
- Morocco
- Banque al-Maghrib (Central Bank of Morocco)
- Constitution of Morocco
- Constitution of Morocco, 2011 (via Official site of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, English translation)
- Constitution of Morocco, 2011 (via Constitute, Comparative Constitutions Project, Austin, Texas)
2012 English translation ; 50 pages in PDF format - Constitutions of Morocco (1992 and 1996)
Axel Tschentscher, International Constitutional Law, Universität Bern (Switzerland)
In English.
- Elections 2011
- Al Arabiya.Com: "Head of Justice and Development party vows..." (Nov. 27, 2011); plus related stories. (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- BBC News: "Islamist PJD party wins" (Nov. 26, 2011); "Morocco elects new parliament" (Nov. 17, 2011) (London)
- IFES--International Foundation for Electoral Systems: ElectionGuide on Morocco (2011) (Washington, DC)
- Radio France Internationale: "Au Maroc, les Islamistes revendiquent la victoire" (26 novembre 2011) (Paris)
- Embassies and Consulates of and in Morocco
- Government of the Kingdom of Morocco--Official Site in Arabic (Ministry of Culture and Communication)
--See also: French -and- English versions - Head of Government in Arabic
--See also: Chef du Gouvernement
- Kingdom of Morocco: National Human Rights Council (Rabat)
In English, French or Arabic
- Ministry of Health in Arabic -or- French
- Minister of Justice in Arabic
- Ministère de la Communication
- Banque al-Maghrib (Central Bank of Morocco)
- United States (Washington, DC)
- Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics
- Central Intelligence Agency
World Factbook: Morocco (2023)
- Demographic and Health Surveys: Morocco (2003-2004) (Calverton, Maryland)
- Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Commercial Service
Recent documents on Morocco economy - Department of State
- Embassy of the United States in Rabat, Morocco
- Morocco Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
--Search by country for years: 1996-1999 -and- 1999-2015 - Morocco Country Report on International Religious Freedom: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
--Search by country for years: 2001-2015
--Plus: 1999 | 2000
- Embassy of the United States in Rabat, Morocco
- 14th U.S.--Africa Business Summit 2022, July 19-22, 2022, Marrakech, Morocco
(Sponsored by Corporate Council on Africa, Washington, DC) - U.S. Energy Information Administration: Country Analysis Brief on Morocco
- Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics
NGO/IGO Resources
- African Development Bank Group (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
Morocco
Basic economic indicators, ADB strategy paper, environmental profile, project and other reports. - Amnesty International (New York, NY; Washington, DC)
Morocco and Western Sahara: Brief Profile - Arab Maghreb Union (Rabat, Morocco)
Also in Arabic and French.
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Morocco (2023) (Rome, Italy)
- FAO au Maroc
- FAO Aquastat: Maroc (2015)
AQUASTAT is FAO's global information system on water and agriculture, developed by the Land and Water Division.
- Human Rights Watch (New York, NY)
- All HRW current reports on Morocco, plus: Western Sahara, and Spanish immigration policies
- "'They'll Get You No Matter What': Morocco's Playbook to Crush Dissent." (July 2022)
- Stop Looking for Your Son: Illegal Detentions under the Counterterrorism Law. (October 2010) 62 pages in PDF format
- Freedom to Create Associations: A Declarative Regime in Name Only. (October 7, 2009) 50 pages in PDF format
- All HRW current reports on Morocco, plus: Western Sahara, and Spanish immigration policies
- Policy Center for the New South (Rabat, Morocco)
--See: Africa Economic Symposium, September 21-22, 2023
--See also: "The Impact of Covid-19 in Morocco: macroeconomic, sectoral, and regional effects." November 2020.
- UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Morocco
- UN Development Programme (UNDP) (New York, NY; Rabat, Morocco)
- UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- 2019 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development--"Fiscal Policy, Trade and the Private Sector in the Digital Era: A Strategy for Africa," March 20-26, 2019, Marakech, Morocco
--See especially: Documents - UNECA North Africa Regional Office, Rabat, Morocco
- "Morocco: Repositioning for Globalization" (2002)
From Economic Report on Africa 2002 (chapter 7).
- 2019 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development--"Fiscal Policy, Trade and the Private Sector in the Digital Era: A Strategy for Africa," March 20-26, 2019, Marakech, Morocco
- United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: ReliefWeb on Morocco (2023) (Geneva, Switzerland)
--See especially: ReliefWeb on Morocco Earthquake (September 2023)
- United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) (New York, NY)
Search the UNFPA Worldwide website for "Morocco" to find information on country indicators, policy developments, and overviews.
- The World Bank (Washington, DC)
The World Bank in Morocco, 2010–
A brief country profile, project reports, news, and related links.
General Resources
- AmazighWorld (Rabat, Morocco)
News, cultural history, events, and related links. - WOCAL 9: "African Languages in a Global World" --World Congress of African Linguistics, Rabat, Morocco, August 22-26, 2018 (viaThe Netherlands Institute in Morocco)
- The Cornell Morocco Project (Ithaca, NY)
- 23rd Fès Festival of World Sacred Music: May 12-20, 2017 (Fès, Morocco)
Features information on the artists who performed at the Festival.
Also in French. - Le Festival du Livre Africain de Marrakech, du 8 au 11 février 2024 (Marrakech, Maroc)
- Gnawa Stories: Mystical Musician Healers from Morocco
Rodrigo Dorfman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
A Masters' thesis project on the history and cultural traditions of the Gnawa, with maps and suggested readings in print and on the web.
- Hespéris-Tamuda. (Online) -- Rabat, Morocco: Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, 2010-
Current issues and archive (1921 to present). [Depuis 1960] "...une revue académique et pluridisciplinaire consacrée à l’étude du Maroc, et à la diffusion du savoir relatif à sa société, à son histoire, à sa culture et d’une manière générale aux sciences sociales de l’Occident musulman et de l'espace méditerranéen." - Institut National de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (Rabat, Maroc)
Département de la Prévision Economique et du Plan, Royaume du Maroc
- Languages of Morocco
From Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th edition. SIL International (Dallas, TX)
- The Maghreb in Social Sciences
La Fondation du Roi Abdul Aziz Al Saoud pour les Etudes Islamiques et les Sciences Humaines (Casablanca, Morocco)
The official site of the Foundation, which is a scientific and cultural institute as well as a library. Founded in 1985, it facilitates the sharing of information among researchers in Casablanca, and is an initiative undertaken by His Highness, Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz al-Saoud.
- Policy Center for the New South (Rabat, Morocco)
PCNS is a Moroccan think tank aiming to contribute to the improvement of economic and social public policies that challenge Morocco and the rest of Africa as integral parts of the global South. - Tangier American Legation, Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM)
An overseas research facility of the American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS).
- Tanmia, le portail de la communauté du développement au Maroc
Supported by the Development Gateway Foundation.
In French and Arabic.
News about the economy and society in Morocco, and a directory of organizations, research centers and development projects. - Universities of Morocco
- Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech
- Université Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida
- Université Hassan I, Settat
- Université Hassan II, Aïn-Chok, Casablanca
- Université Hassan II, Mohammedia, Casablanca
- Université Mohammed V–Agdal, Rabat -et- Faculté des Sciences de Rabat
- Université Mohammed V–Souissi, Rabat -et- Institut des Etudes Africaines
- Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fès
- Université ibn ToFail, Kénitra
- Université ibn Zohr, Agadir
- Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech
Online News
- allAfrica.com: Morocco
Washington, DC
Current news summaries on Morocco in English or French mostly from Sub Saharan African news services, the Pan African News Agency (PANA), and other sources.
Warning: access to articles more than 30 days old requires a subscription.
- Assabah
Casablanca, Morocco: Assabah Press, 2004-
Electronic version of the daily newspaper in Arabic: issues from current week only in PDF format. - Challenge magazine
Casablanca, Morocco: Challenge Magazine, 2010- In French
- L'Économiste
Rabat, Morocco: L'Economiste, 1991-
Daily economic news for Morocco. Subscription required for access to archives.
- MAP--Maghreb Arabe Presse (Rabat, Maroc)Les actualités en français, en arabe, en anglais, ou en espagnol de l'agence de presse officielle du gouvernement.
- Medi 1: la radio du grand Maghreb
Tangier, Maroc
In French or Arabic.
- Menara: Le Portail du Maroc
Casablanca, Maroc
- L'Opinion
Rabat, Maroc : Société Arrissala, 2001--