His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, chaired on Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat a Council of ministers, according to a statement by the Royal Office.
Here follows the translation :
"His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, chaired on Thursday, April 9, 2026, corresponding to Chaoual 21, 1447 AH, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a Council of Ministers meeting dedicated to the approval of two draft organic laws, a draft decree relating to military affairs, as well as a set of international agreements and appointments to senior positions.
At the onset of the Council’s proceedings, His Majesty the King, may God preserve Him, asked the minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests for an update on the progress of the current agricultural season.
The minister stated that this season has been marked by very heavy rainfall, which has contributed to the revival of various agricultural activities, pointing to promising prospects for the harvest.
These rains affected all regions of the Kingdom, with an annual average of 520 millimeters—a 54% increase compared to the annual average of the past thirty years—which positively impacted dam reservoir levels, now standing at 12.8 billion m3, with a 75% fill rate. These reserves will help the country meet the irrigation water needs of spring and summer crops, as well as those at the start of the next agricultural season.
Regarding fruit trees, Morocco recorded significant production of olives, citrus fruits, and dates, with a record production of 2 million tons of olives—an increase of 111% compared to the previous year— a production of 1.9 million tons of citrus fruits (25% increase), and a production of 160,000 tons of dates, standing for a 55% increase compared to last season.
In accordance with the High Royal Instructions regarding the replenishment of the national livestock, the minister emphasized that rain has contributed to abundant pastures and an improvement of livestock conditions.
Then, the minister of the Interior presented to HM the King, may God glorify Him, a presentation outlining the governance framework for the new generation of integrated territorial development programs, based on a new approach setting program priorities according to the needs expressed at the local level by citizens, in accordance with the enlightened Guidelines of HM the King, may God preserve Him, as set forth in several Royal Speeches.
The overall design of this major reform project reflects the High Royal Will to make the improvement of citizens’ living conditions and the safeguarding of their dignity the ultimate goal of all public policy, through enhancing the attractiveness of territorial areas, stimulating economic growth and creating jobs.
The minister noted that these programs were developed following extensive consultation and feedback sessions across all prefectures and provinces of the Kingdom, as a territorial assessment was conducted for each prefecture and province based on an analysis of various socioeconomic indicators, and the identification of strengths and weaknesses in terms of the population’s access to employment, education, healthcare, water and territorial development programs.
He emphasized that initial estimates of the total budget for implementing these programs amount to nearly MAD 210 billion over an eight-year period.
In accordance with High Royal Guidelines aimed at adopting a renewed approach in this area, a comprehensive plan has been established, setting out the governance, implementation, and evaluation mechanisms for this new generation of programs, as well as the related communication devices.
In terms of governance and steering, a locally driven approach has been adopted, responsible for planning and monitoring, while the national level ensures overall coordination and mobilizes necessary funding.
Thus, a committee will be established at the local level, chaired by the governor of the prefecture or province and composed of elected officials and representatives of decentralized State-affiliated services. Its mission will be to develop programs and monitor project execution, as well as to consult with the target population to address their needs, while ensuring that the potential of the regions concerned is fully upheld.
The Wali of the region will chair a committee tasked with enshrining integrated territorial development programs for the region’s prefectures and provinces, while ensuring alignment of projects.
At the national level, a national committee chaired by the Head of Government will be established. It will be composed of the relevant ministerial departments and will be responsible for program validation, ensuring their integration and coordination, and establishing monitoring and assessment indicators to measure their impacts.
-Regarding execution mechanisms, limited companies will be established, whose boards of directors will be chaired by regional presidents. These companies will replace regional, project-execution agencies, which will help reconcile governance requirements, public oversight and management flexibility and performance efficiency drawn from the private sector.
-With regards to oversight and accountability, the implementation of these programs will be subject to an annual audit conducted jointly by the General Inspectorate of Finance and the General Inspectorate of Territorial Administration to assess performance and ensure compliance with the execution procedures.
-To ensure widespread communication regarding integrated territorial development programs, a dedicated digital platform will be created, enabling all citizens and institutional stakeholders to access comprehensive information on program planning, work progress and the achievement of projects, thereby ensuring maximum transparency and regular monitoring of the actions undertaken.
Subsequently, the Council of Ministers approved a draft organic law amending and supplementing the organic law on regions.
This draft falls fully in line with the enlightened Royal Vision for a strong and productive advanced regionalization system capable of addressing development challenges and tackling various aspects of unequal development and spatial disparities.
It also seeks to establish a legal and institutional framework capable of ensuring the optimal and effective implementation of the new generation of integrated territorial development programs, through three main pillars relating to implementation mechanisms, the powers of the regions, and their financial resources.
Concerning implementation mechanisms, regional project execution agencies will be transformed into limited companies in order to reconcile the requirements of governance and public oversight with management flexibility and performance efficiency, thereby improving the quality of project delivery and accelerating the pace of execution.
In terms of powers, this reform presents an opportunity to clarify and redistribute the region’s exclusive and shared remits, focusing on the region’s role as the primary driver of economic development.
In relation to financial resources, this project strives to bolster the financial capacities of regions by increasing the ceiling on State financial transfers in their budgets, thereby enabling them to fully exercise their powers, strengthen their financial autonomy, and ensure their effective and regular contributions to financing and implementing integrated territorial development projects.
The Council of Ministers also adopted a draft organic law amending and supplementing the organic law on appointments to senior positions. This draft aims to amend and supplement Annexes 1 and 2 by:
- Adding the “National Agency for Child Protection” to the list of strategic public institutions whose officials are appointed following deliberations by the Council of Ministers.
- Changing the name of the “Mohammadia Foundation for Social Works for Judges and Justice Officials” to the “Mohammadia Foundation of Social Works for Justice Officials.”
- Adding the position of “General Judicial Conservator” to the list of senior positions within public administrations subject to deliberation by the Government Council.
During this Council of ministers, HM the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, approved a draft decree supplementing the decree regarding the status of military attachés, their assistants, and other military personnel assigned to their service.
This draft, issued in accordance with the High Royal Instructions, aims to supplement the list of military attaché posts assigned abroad, as provided for in Article 1 of Decree 2.65.046 of 6 Moharram 6, 1385 AH (corresponding to May 7, 1965), and who, by virtue of this status, receive a monthly allowance for specific expenses.
As part of efforts to reinforce the Kingdom’s network of agreements—which reflects the foresighted Royal foreign policy, based on fruitful and responsible cooperation—and to reaffirm Morocco’s role as an open nation working to strengthen cooperation with its brothers and friends, the Council of Ministers has adopted 15 international agreements (11 bilateral and four multilateral).
The bilateral agreements cover air transport, the judicial sector, and joint customs cooperation, as well as military cooperation aimed at establishing a legal framework for cooperation through military training, the sharing of experiences, and technical assistance.
As for the multilateral agreements, they concern a protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, the Constitution and Convention of the African Telecommunications Union, the agreement with the African Network of Cybersecurity Authorities regarding the creation of a Regional Support and Coordination Center for Cyber Incident Response in Morocco, as well as the host agreement signed with the African Union Development Agency to establish the Agency’s national office in the Kingdom.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 49 of the Constitution, upon the proposal of the Head of Government, and at the initiative of the Minister of Health and Social Protection, HM the King, may God bless Him, has appointed :
- Hicham Afif as Director General of the Territorial Health Group of the Casablanca-Settat region.
- Brahim Lekehal as Director General of the Territorial Health Group of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region.
- Abdelkrim Daoudi as Director General of the Territorial Health Group of the Fez-Meknes region.
- Brahim El Ahmadi as Director General of the Territorial Health Group of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region.
- Tarik El Harti as Director General of the Territorial Health Group of the Souss-Massa region."
MAP : 09 avril 2026
