Eighth straight day of Moroccan Gen Z protests for better services

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Eighth straight day of Moroccan Gen Z protests for better services  As the country spends billions of dollars in preparation for co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, demonstrators believe the government has its priorities wrong.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/05/eighth-straight-day-of-moroccan-gen-z-protests-for-better-services  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:0021-year-old Yasser Benayad is one of thousands of Gen Z Moroccans who've been taking part in protests for the past eight days.

00:09Like others of his generation, he wants the government to reform the health and education sectors and create job opportunities for young people.

00:19We took to the streets to express our demands in peaceful demonstrations in a neutral way and without violence.

00:26As for the acts of violence and vandalism we witnessed since Tuesday and Wednesday, they have nothing to do with us.

00:35We are conscious and educated youth, whether with or without academic degrees.

00:43Organized by online collective Gen Z212, the demonstrations have bucked the perception that young Moroccans are politically disengaged.

00:52I want to focus on my future. I want to build a family, to buy a house. Why not?

01:01The problem is that the government does not provide us with guidance regarding our educational future.

01:08For example, I have a degree in biology, but I don't know where I'll be able to work.

01:12As Morocco spends an estimated $5 billion on football infrastructure as it prepares to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup,

01:25demonstrators believe the government has its priorities wrong.

01:29We demand a comprehensive reform of education and health, and we want job opportunities to be created.

01:37This is why we protested, because we're Generation Z, we're in our 20s, we want a decent life, we want to build families.

01:47Their list of demands also includes affordable housing, better public transport, improved wages and pensions,

01:53and lower and subsidized prices for basic goods.

01:59Thank you very much.

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