▁Water ▁a ims ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 3 8 0 ▁kilom eters ▁of ▁express way ▁and ▁ 2 1 0 0 ▁kilom eters ▁of ▁highway ▁by ▁ 2 0 3 0 , ▁at ▁an ▁expected ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 9 . 6 ▁billion . ▁While ▁foc using ▁on ▁linking ▁the ▁southern ▁provinces , ▁not ably ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁La ay ou ne ▁and ▁D akh la ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Mor oc co ▁began ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁high - speed ▁railway ▁system ▁in ▁Africa ▁linking ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Tang iers ▁and ▁Cas ab lan ca . ▁It ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁following ▁over ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁planning ▁and ▁construction ▁by ▁Mor oc can ▁national ▁railway ▁company ▁ON CF . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁eventually ▁be ▁a ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁kilometer es ▁( 9 3 0 ▁mi ) ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁network ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁An ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Mar rak esh ▁is ▁already ▁being ▁planned . ▁▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁port ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁called ▁T anger - Med , ▁which ▁is ▁ranked ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁a ▁handling ▁capacity ▁of ▁over ▁ 9 ▁million ▁containers . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Tang iers ▁free ▁economic ▁zone ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁log