Recent Warden Messages and Travel Alerts

Warden Message
April 30, 2008

Official sources stated that there will be marches sponsored by different labor parties in cities around Morocco tomorrow, May 1.  The largest marches are expected to be in Rabat and Casablanca.

For Rabat, the proposed route is:
Depart Bab El Had, to Mohamed V Avenue, to Train Station Squarepassing by the parliament, to Bab Rouah and Avenue Ennassr.
The march is supposed to start at 09:00 and should end by 13:00 or 14:00.

For Casablanca, there are expected to be multiple marches. One march will depart from Place Zellaga and then along Avenue des FAR and returning to Place Zellaga. A second march is expected to take place in the Derb Omar area and a third march is expected in the Hay Mohammadi neighborhood. The marches are expected to start at 09:00.

American citizens may want to avoid these areas due to expected traffic congestion.

The U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca can be reached at 022-26-71-51 during regular hours and 061-17-23-67 for after-hours emergencies. Our website address is http://casablanca.usconsulate.gov.  For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Country Specific Information for Morocco, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings, and the Worldwide Caution can be found.

The Department of State encourages all American citizens residing in Morocco to register their presence through the online registration system https://travelregistration.state.gov and obtain up-to-date information on security conditions at the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca at 8 Blvd. Moulay Youssef.

Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada; or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

Previous Warden Messages

Worldwide Caution 1/17/2008

Public Announcement 11/9/2007 Middle East and North Africa

Public Announcement 10/11/2007 - Worldwide Caution

Warden Message 10/3/2007 - 2008 U.S. Elections

Warden Message 6/8/2007 - Change in Emergency Number for American Citizens

Warden Message 4/14/2007 - April 14 Bombings in Casablanca

Warden Message 4/10/2007- Ongoing Security Concerns

Warden Message 2/9/2007

Warden Message 1/19/2007 - Meningitis in Chefchaouen