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Rabat – Morocco’s government is intending to start publishing an Amazigh version of its official bulletin, Legal Advisor for the Moroccan Government’s General Secretariat Mohammed Bouhelal said.
Speaking at a press conference at the 28th International Book Fair in Rabat, the official added that the government is also considering editions of the bulletin in Spanish and English.
The official bulletin, which contains information about new laws passed by the government, is currently only published in Arabic and French.
The Amazigh edition of the bulletin would be “equivalent in authenticity and value” to its Arabic counterpart, Bouhelal added.
Amazigh was added as an official language for Morocco in 2011, but progress on its implementation has been regarded as slow since then.
Aziz Akhannouch’s government, which was elected in 2021, put the officialization of the language as one of its priorities.
Morocco allocated a budget of MAD 200 million ($19.5 million) in January 2022 for the language’s officialization, as well as MAD 300 million ($29 million) to the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform to accelerate its use in public administration.
The process continues to face social and structural challenges however. A 2022 report from the National Federation of Amazigh Associations (FNAA) outlined some of the hurdles, calling on the government to strengthen the language in the education sector and take more action.
The government’s bulletin is where all newly passed laws get published. Upon being published to the public, the laws become legally binding for citizens.
