Morocco's decision to name its flagship 1,055-kilometre Tiznit-Dakhla Expressway after U.S. President Donald Trump has drawn global attention, but the project itself represents far more than a diplomatic gesture.
Estimated to have cost around $1 billion, the highway is central to Morocco's ambition of becoming a major trade and logistics gateway linking Europe with West Africa through the Atlantic corridor.
Trump recently thanked King Mohammed VI after Morocco announced that the expressway would bear his name, a move widely seen as recognition of his 2020 decision to recognise Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara—a disputed territory through which much of the highway passes.
The $1 billion, 1,055-km Tiznit–Dakhla Expressway has been completed and is operational, serving as Morocco's flagship road corridor linking the country with Mauritania and the wider West African region
Stretching from Tiznit in southern Morocco to Dakhla, the highway passes through Guelmim, Tan-Tan and Laayoune, dramatically improving road connectivity to Morocco's southern provinces while strengthening access to Mauritania and the wider West African market.
