With the opening of the road linking Laayoune and Agadir, The road transport industry has witnessed soaring growth leading to positive effects on freight transportation which has become less expensive.

At the time of the recovery of the southern provinces, the trading sector, being a primary activity in this region, was totally depending on the Canary Islands.

 HM King Mohammed VI affirmed that the obduracy displayed by the enemies of our territorial integrity will make us all the more determined to press ahead with our efforts to expand democracy and promote development, stressing that citizenship rights cannot be perceived nor practised except within the framework of full respect for and commitment to the nation's unity and sovereignty.