Construction of the Dakhla Atlantique port complex — now more than 53% complete — is rapidly transforming Morocco’s southernmost Atlantic coast into a major continental logistics hub, with ambitions extending deep into sub-Saharan Africa. The project stands as the flagship infrastructure investment of Morocco’s Southern Provinces development model and a central pillar of the Royal Atlantic Initiative designed to open new economic corridors toward Sahel nations. “These works constitute a central pillar of the regional economy and the Southern Provinces,” Erragheb Hormatollah, president of the Dakhla municipality, told le360 news platform. The port is far from being the only transformative project underway in the region. Urban development, healthcare, education, sports infrastructure, and cooperative employment programs for youth and women complete a development agenda that Hormatollah describes as having transformative socioeconomic impact across the entire Southern Provinces territory.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2026 15:09 UTC