Fury Erupts in Figuig as Residents Reject Water Transfer to Private Distributor – Dzair Tube Sources Confirm Unprecedented Outcry

✍️ BY: Dr. Hana Saada

“Figuig’s Water Is Not for Sale”: Moroccan Authorities Face Massive Backlash Over Controversial Decision to Allocate Oasis Water to ‘Sharq Distribution Company’

Algiers, Algeria | May 28th, 2025 —  A wave of anger and defiance swept through the Moroccan border region of Figuig on Friday, as local residents took to the streets in fierce protest against a government-backed decision to transfer the waters of the historic Figuig Oasis to the Sharq Distribution Company. According to exclusive information obtained by Dzair Tube sources, the protest marked one of the most vociferous expressions of civil discontent in the region in recent years.

Dozens of citizens, including elders, youth, and farmers, gathered in the heart of the oasis community, chanting slogans that reflected both their outrage and determination to resist what they described as an “attempt to privatize a lifeline of their ancestral land.”

Among the slogans chanted:

• “Figuig’s water is not for sale!”

• “The people of Qasr reject the handover of Figuig’s water to Sharq Distribution!”

• “Figuig Oasis water is a red line – No to corporate distribution!”

The protest was not merely symbolic. According to eyewitnesses, the demonstrators expressed deep-seated resentment toward what they view as a recurrent trend of marginalization, wherein the natural and economic resources of peripheral regions are transferred without consultation or consent.

“This oasis is not just a water source. It is our heritage, our identity, our survival,” declared one protester. “We refuse to let it become a commodity in the hands of profiteers backed by distant decision-makers.”

This latest protest highlights growing tensions between the Moroccan state and marginalized communities in semi-arid borderlands, where local populations have long warned of creeping water insecurity and official neglect. The situation in Figuig could become a flashpoint, particularly given the broader regional context of resource struggles, drought, and social unrest.

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