Morocco has created a dedicated administrative service to support the teaching of Amazigh, Arabic, and Moroccan history and geography to children of Moroccans living abroad, extending the country’s language-policy debate into the diaspora classroom.
The new structure appears in ministerial decision No. 1275.26, issued in June and published in the Official Bulletin in September. Reporting by Moroccan outlets says the service will sit inside the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, under the division responsible for cooperation and partnerships.
Its mandate covers two audiences: Moroccan children abroad and pupils enrolled in foreign mission schools operating inside Morocco. That makes the measure more than a symbolic language decision. It gives the ministry a formal channel for tracking and supporting programs that connect young learners to Morocco’s official languages and national curriculum themes even when their schooling takes place outside the ordinary Moroccan public-school system.
For Amazigh-language advocates, the announcement comes at a sensitive moment. Morocco has recognized Amazigh as an official language since the 2011 Constitution, but civil society groups continue to argue that education remains one of the slowest and most uneven areas of implementation. The new service does not by itself answer questions about teacher numbers, curriculum content, or funding, but it does place Amazigh alongside Arabic in the ministry’s diaspora-facing structure.
The move also reflects the changing profile of Moroccan communities abroad. In Europe and elsewhere, many Moroccan families are several generations removed from migration, and heritage-language education often competes with host-country schooling, private weekend programs, and uneven access to qualified teachers. A dedicated ministry office could help coordinate agreements, teaching materials, and institutional follow-up if it is given the resources to do so.
The practical test will be whether the new service can move beyond administrative language and produce visible support for learners, teachers, and families. Its inclusion of Amazigh, however, marks another step in placing Morocco’s plural linguistic identity inside state policy for the diaspora, not only inside domestic public administration.