Two weeks of public unrest over failing health and social services boiled over in Agadir on Sunday, September 14, 2025, putting Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch’s administration under intense scrutiny.

A mounting health crisis and growing public anger have gripped Agadir, a city in central Morocco, as residents took to the streets to protest what they described as “catastrophic” and even “deadly” healthcare services.

A wave of controversy has swept Morocco after Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch was seen spending his summer in Sardinia, at a time when the kingdom is grappling with a deteriorating economy marked by soaring prices and high unemployment.

Moroccan public trust in Prime Minister Akhannouch and his government is sharply declining due to worsening economic and social conditions.