Morocco continued to expand the use of Amazigh in public administration during the first half of 2026, according to the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform. The measures range from sector plans and public signage to translation services and staff training.
The ministry says the work follows Organic Law 26.16, enacted by royal decree on 12 September 2019, which sets out the stages for giving effect to Amazigh’s official status in education and priority areas of public life. Article 5 of the 2011 Constitution recognises Amazigh as an official language of the state and a common heritage of all Moroccans. So far, 26 sectoral plans have been completed with technical and methodological support, and eight more administrations have asked for help. In January, the government said it had allocated 1,000 teaching posts for Amazigh teachers, up from about 200 in 2020, and it has created a dedicated fund and a directorate for the language within public administration.
Framework agreements have been signed with the Ministry of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics and the National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Authority, as well as with the energy transition department and the General Secretariat of the Government. Amazigh has been added to signs at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, and local authorities in Temara, Khemisset, El Mers and Tinzert have joined the effort. The language now appears on 403 vehicles and transport units of the General Directorate of National Security and on 512 belonging to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
Training and reference tools form another part of the programme. Working with the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture, the ministry trained 120 public employees in communicating in Amazigh, writing in Tifinagh and using approved administrative terms. The Al-Mouin terminology dictionary now holds 7,949 Amazigh terms, and a study on official government websites produced a roadmap of 10 projects. Simultaneous Amazigh interpretation was provided in plenary sessions of both chambers of Parliament, and the language is used at the government spokesperson’s weekly press conferences. Work has also started on classifying legal texts for translation and preparing a legal terminology dictionary.
Minister Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, speaking at an Amazigh New Year 2976 exhibition at Rabat’s Mohammed V National Theatre on 13 January, said the government aims to “strengthen the official use of the Amazigh language”. The ministry has also built an online platform for students to learn Amazigh remotely, together with the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, and has funded cultural associations that organise Amazigh festivals.
