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Un visa « talents d’avenir » pour accélérer la transformation industrielle du Maroc? 2148

Aziz Daouda, 4 mon.

- Politics - Science - Society -

2.9 min read.

Alors que le président Donald Trump a récemment instauré une taxe de 100 000 dollars sur les nouvelles demandes de visa H-1B pour travailleurs qualifiés aux États-Unis, la Chine, confrontée à une pénurie importante de main-d’œuvre spécialisée dans ses secteurs stratégiques, a fait le choix inverse en créant un visa dédié aux talents étrangers dans les domaines des sciences, technologies, ingénierie et mathématiques (STEM). Ce mécanisme, conçu pour être simple et flexible, vise à combler un déficit de près de 30 millions de personnes qualifiées, en facilitant l’arrivée rapide des experts étrangers par une simplification des procédures. C'est donc une approche toute nouvelle qui s'amorce en Chine et qui pourrait rapidement faire tache d'huile. On peut imaginer que demain les véritables ressources convoitées ne vont plus être ni les sources d'Energie ni les terres rares. Tous le monde va se mettre à la chasse des têtes pleines et novatrices. Face à ces dynamiques mondiales qui s'amorcent, le Maroc pourrait envisager une démarche similaire au plus vite, afin de soutenir ses filières industrielles clés telles que l’automobile, l’aéronautique, le spatial ou encore les semiconducteurs. Imaginons un dispositif de visa ciblé permettant d’attirer des profils d’excellence issus des institutions universitaires et centres de recherche internationaux reconnus. Ce visa innovant pourrait s’appuyer sur plusieurs piliers essentiels : - **Allégement des formalités administratives** : Un tel visa marocain offrirait la possibilité d’entrer sur le territoire sans contrat de travail préalable, à l’image du modèle chinois, apportant ainsi une souplesse précieuse tant pour les candidats que pour les incubateurs d’innovation locaux. - **Conditions de séjour assouplies** : Il offrirait aussi des séjours prolongés, des entrées multiples et une procédure accélérée, pour faciliter l’intégration dans les pôles industriels et technologiques marocains. - **Mise en valeur des compétences pointues** : En ciblant les diplômés des meilleures écoles et instituts de recherche, le royaume pourrait renforcer ses partenariats académiques et maximiser les retombées en matière de recherche appliquée. - **Soutien aux secteurs stratégiques** : L’expansion de l’automobile bénéficierait d’ingénieurs spécialisés en robotique et intelligence artificielle, l’aéronautique d’experts en conception de matériaux avancés, le spatial d’ingénieurs en systèmes satellitaires, et les semiconducteurs d’ingénieurs en nanotechnologie. - ** Soutenir le recrutement pas nos universités de doctorants dans les domaines pointus et les inciter à s'installer au Maroc par des aides au logements, des abattements fiscaux etc. Au-delà de l’attractivité, ce programme aurait le potentiel de créer un cercle vertueux d’innovation, où talents étrangers et nationaux contribueraient ensemble au développement d’un écosystème industriel de pointe, porteur de valeur ajoutée pour l’économie marocaine. Si un tel modèle est encore inédit dans les pays en développement, il soulève des questions légitimes, notamment en matière d’intégration culturelle, de compétitivité locale ou d’impacts sociaux. Cependant, face à la nécessité urgente de combler les lacunes techniques pour préserver la compétitivité internationale, cette solution pourrait représenter une occasion majeure d’accélérer la transformation industrielle du Maroc. La Maroc est confronté à un défi démographique de taille comme chacun le sait. Sa population, traditionnellement jeune, s’oriente progressivement vers un vieillissement structurel qui risque d’affecter à moyen et long terme la disponibilité de la main-d’œuvre qualifiée. Anticiper cette évolution en accueillant des jeunes talents étrangers permettrait de maintenir la vitalité économique et sociale du pays. Les bénéfices d’une telle orientation seraient multiples : - **Compensation du recul de la main-d’œuvre locale** : Le recrutement ciblé d’experts étrangers contribuerait à compenser la baisse attendue de la population active jeune, évitant ainsi une pénurie critique de compétences dans les secteurs industriels majeurs. - **Immigration sélective orientée vers l’efficacité économique** : Cette stratégie viserait à enrichir directement le tissu industriel en favorisant l’innovation, la productivité, ainsi que la création d’emplois qualifiés, plutôt qu’une ouverture large à des profils moins spécialisés. - **Construction d’un environnement attractif et durable** : Attirer ces profils d’excellence dès aujourd’hui offrirait au Maroc le temps de développer un écosystème favorable, incluant formation, recherche, infrastructures et intégration sociale, pour encourager une installation durable et la transmission de savoir-faire. - **Stratégie proactive face aux enjeux démographiques** : Plutôt que de subir passivement le vieillissement, le pays se positionnerait comme un acteur anticipatif en s’appuyant sur une politique migratoire ciblée comme levier de son développement. Inspiré par l’approche chinoise, mais adapté aux spécificités marocaines, un visa « talents d’avenir » pourrait ainsi devenir un levier clé pour attirer les jeunes diplômés étrangers et renforcer durablement les filières industrielles stratégiques du royaume. Ce positionnement permettrait de préparer l’économie nationale aux défis d’une économie mondialisée où l’accès à une main-d’œuvre hautement qualifiée devient un enjeu central. Pour que cette stratégie soit pleinement efficace, elle devra être accompagnée de politiques d’accueil intégrées, combinant formation adaptée, coexistence culturelle et inclusion sociale, afin de créer des synergies entre talents étrangers et forces vives nationales. Un tel pari sur l’humain traduirait une volonté ferme de faire du Maroc un hub régional de haute technologie et d’innovation. Cette stratégie ici proposée est structurée pour renforcer la fluidité de l'arrivée d'immigrés de grandes qualifications et permettre une certaine cohérence avec la politique démographique du pays, en dynamisant l'approche d'intégration et de production du savoir, tout en mettant en avant des arguments adaptés au contexte marocain. Elle propose une réflexion stratégique visant à positionner le Maroc dans la compétition globale des talents et des industries innovantes, un enjeu majeur à l’aube des défis démographiques et économiques du pays.

Aziz Daouda

Directeur Technique et du Développement de la Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme. Passionné du Maroc, passionné d'Afrique. Concerné par ce qui se passe, formulant mon point de vue quand j'en ai un. Humaniste, j'essaye de l'être, humain je veux l'être. Mon histoire est intimement liée à l'athlétisme marocain et mondial. J'ai eu le privilège de participer à la gloire de mon pays .

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Football: When Passion Kills the Game in Impunity and Tolerance.. 417

Aziz Daouda, 2 d.

- Society - Sports -

2.7 min read.

Football (Soccer for Americans) is first and foremost a matter of emotions. By its very essence, it is an open-air theater where human passions play out in their rawest, most primal form. It generates joy, anger, pride, humiliation, and a sense of belonging. From the stands of Camp Nou to those of the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, through the fervor of the Mohamed V sport Complex in Casablanca, the vibrant enclosures of Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, or even the Parc des Princes in Paris, the Vélodrome In Marseille, and the Bernabeu In Madrid, football transcends the mere framework of the game to become a total social phenomenon. But this emotional intensity, which makes football's beauty, also constitutes its danger. For without rigorous regulation, it quickly tips into excess, then into violence. Today, it must be acknowledged that the rules exist, but they are too often circumvented, stripped of their substance, or applied with disconcerting leniency. On the pitches as in the stands, excesses are multiplying: insults toward referees, provocations between players, systematic challenges, physical violence, projectile throwing, pitch invasions, xenophobic remarks, racist offenses. What was once the exception is tending to become a tolerated norm. Astonishingly, we are starting to get used to it. Recent examples are telling. In Spain, in stadiums renowned for their football culture, racist chants continue to be belted out without shame, targeting players like Vinícius Júnior. Most recently, it was the Muslim community that was insulted. And yet, Spain's current football prodigy is Muslim. An overheated crowd that has doubtless forgotten it wasn't so long ago that it was Muslim itself. Among those chanting these remarks, and without a doubt, some still carry the genes of that recent past... In Dakar, just a few days ago, clashes escalated, turning a sports celebration into a scene of chaos. In Italy, incidents involving supporters who invaded the pitch, during a friendly match, no less, endangered players and officials, recalling the dark hours of European hooliganism in the 1980s. These episodes are not isolated; they reflect a worrying normalization of violence in and around stadiums. Even at the highest level of African football, behavioral excesses are becoming problematic. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final left a bitter taste. What should have been a moment of celebration for continental football was marred by behaviors contrary to sporting ethics. Pressures on refereeing, excessive challenges, and game interruptions have become commonplace. When a coach manipulates a match's rhythm to influence a refereeing decision, it is no longer strategy but a challenge to the very foundations of the sport. Despite international outrage, the sanctions imposed on teams, clubs, or players involved remain often symbolic, insufficient to eradicate these behaviors. A very surprising phenomenon: rarely have clubs or federations clearly distanced themselves from such crowds. They accommodate them, and when they condemn them, it is half-heartedly, in a muffled, timid tone with no effect. The problem is twofold. On one hand, disciplinary regulations exist but lack firmness. On the other, their application suffers from a lack of consistency and political courage. Bodies like FIFA, continental confederations, and national federations hesitate to impose truly dissuasive sanctions such as point deductions, prolonged closed-door matches, competition exclusions, or even administrative relegations. Yet without fear of sanction, the rule loses all effectiveness. It suffices to compare with other sports to measure the gap. In rugby, for example, respect for the referee is a cardinal value. The slightest challenge is immediately sanctioned. In athletics, a false start leads to immediate disqualification, no discussion. Football, meanwhile, still tolerates too many behaviors that should be unacceptable. This permissiveness has a cost. It undermines football's image, discourages some families from attending stadiums, and endangers the safety of the game's actors. More gravely, it paves the way for future tragedies. History has already taught us, through catastrophes like the Heysel Stadium disaster, that violence in stadiums can have tragic consequences. It is therefore urgent to react. Regulating football does not mean killing its soul, but rather preserving it. It is not about extinguishing passions, but channeling them. This requires strong measures, exemplary sanctions against offending clubs and players, accountability for national federations, increased use of technology to identify troublemakers, and above all, a clear political will from national and international governing bodies. Football cannot continue to be this "market of emotion" left to its own devices. For by tolerating the intolerable, it risks losing what makes its greatness and its ability to unite rather than divide. If FIFA does not decide to act firmly, the danger is real: that of seeing football sink into a spiral where violence triumphs over the game, and where, one day, tragedies exceed the mere framework of sport. The long-awaited decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the 2025 AFCON final case should confirm rigor and integrity in the application of rules, at least at this level, thereby strengthening the credibility of the pan-African competition and football in general.

April 2026 or the Certain Confirmation of the Moroccan Victory... 618

Aziz Daouda, 3 d.

- World Politics - History -

3 min read.

We are entering a decisive month of April. The international dynamic is shifting even further in Morocco's favor on the Sahara issue. April once again promises to be a pivotal moment in the international handling of the Moroccan Sahara question. This structuring diplomatic ritual corresponds to the presentation of the annual report by the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy to the Security Council. But this year, the context is profoundly different. The lines have shifted, balances have been redrawn, and a new dynamic is taking hold, clearly favorable to Morocco, a logical follow-up to the adoption of Resolution 2797, with strong structuring potential. The adoption of this resolution marks an essential milestone. It goes beyond simply renewing the existing framework. It consolidates a political direction initiated over several years, by enshrining the preeminence of a realistic, pragmatic, and sustainable political solution, centered exclusively on the Moroccan autonomy initiative. This resolution fits into a strategic continuity that progressively marginalizes unrealistic options, those that long relied on outdated or inapplicable references in the current geopolitical context. It also increases pressure on the parties to engage in a credible political process under the exclusive auspices of the United Nations, but in reality under strong American pressure. The United States has directly engaged in favor of the Kingdom, with the return of roundtables in Madrid and then Washington as key pivots. These meetings have confirmed a diplomatic reality that is now hard to contest. The format of the gatherings, including Morocco, Mauritania, the Polisario Front, and Algeria despite itself, is the only relevant framework for progress. It implicitly enshrines Algeria's central role, long eager to present itself as a mere observer. Its active participation, even forced, places it at the heart of the dispute, profoundly altering the reading of the conflict and redistributing political responsibilities. Madrid and Washington are not insignificant venues. They reflect the growing involvement of Western powers in seeking a resolution, with increasing convergence around the Moroccan proposal. One of the expected developments this month concerns the future of MINURSO. The time has come to redefine the mission. From its inception, it has never fulfilled the role for which it was established. A major evolution is likely emerging in support of implementing autonomy in the southern provinces within the framework of the Kingdom's sovereignty. Long confined to monitoring the ceasefire, the mission will see its name change and its mandate evolve to adapt to on-the-ground realities and the demands of a renewed political process. Such a change would be highly significant. It would mark the end of UN inertia and reflect the international community's will to move from managing the status quo to an active and definitive resolution logic. Much to the dismay of those who, for 50 years, have done everything to perpetuate the conflict through their proxy; the latter is increasingly suffering from the shifting landscape. Washington has toughened its tone and put the Polisario in its sights. Algeria is evidently feeling the effects. The introduction in the US Congress of a proposal to designate the Polisario as a terrorist organization represents a potentially major turning point. If successful, such a designation would have considerable political, financial, and diplomatic consequences. It would further isolate the movement, weaken its supporters, and reshape the balance of power. Above all, it would reinforce the security reading of the dossier, in a Sahel-Saharan context marked by rising transnational threats. This adds to a Security Council increasingly aligned with the Moroccan position. The Council's current composition clearly leans in favor of Moroccan positions. Several influential members explicitly or implicitly support the autonomy initiative, seen as the most serious and credible basis for settlement. This shift is no accident. It results from active, coherent, and consistent Moroccan diplomacy, which has successfully embedded the Sahara issue within logics of regional stability, counter-terrorism, and economic development. Algeria, for its part, faces its contradictions. In this context, the Algerian regime appears increasingly beleaguered. Its positioning, long structured around ideological rhetoric and systematic opposition to Morocco, now seems out of step with international system evolutions. Algiers' relative diplomatic isolation, including in its Sahelian environment, contrasts with its regional ambitions. Internally, economic and social challenges exacerbate tensions in a country with considerable resources but unevenly distributed benefits. Algerian populations suffer from much injustice and lack the essentials. The Sahara issue, instrumentalized for decades as a lever for foreign policy and internal cohesion, thus reveals the limits of a politically exhausted model. The trend thus confirms a historic turning point depriving the Algerian regime of its artificial political rent. All elements converge toward one conclusion: April 2026 could mark a decisive step in the evolution of the Moroccan Sahara dossier. Without prejudging an immediate outcome, current dynamics are progressively narrowing the space for blocking positions. More than ever, resolving this conflict seems to hinge on recognizing geopolitical realities and adhering to a pragmatic political solution. In this perspective, Morocco appears in a position of strength, bolstered by growing legitimacy and increasingly assertive international support. The question remains whether other actors, particularly Algeria, will adapt to this new reality or choose to oppose it at the risk of greater isolation in a world where balances of power evolve rapidly. There will undoubtedly be a before and after April 2026, and above all, the consolidation of a Moroccan position oriented toward further development of the southern provinces. The Security Council's output is awaited in this direction.