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Jun
10
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Madrid seeks to Europeanise crisis’

‘Madrid seeks to Europeanise crisis’

NEWS
MOROCCO's foreign minister has accused Spain of trying to turn a political crisis between the two countries into an EU problem by focusing on migration and ignoring the root causes. The row blew up in April after Spain admitted the leader of the Western Sahara independence movement, Brahim Ghali, for medical treatment without informing Rabat, which regards the disputed territory as its own. Brahim Ghali, leader of Polisario Front and president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is pictured southeast of the Algerian city of Tindouf, July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo Morocco then appeared to relax border controls…
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Jun
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco to readmit minors from EU

Morocco to readmit minors from EU

NEWS
KING Mohammed VI has instructed Morocco's government to facilitate the re-entry of all unaccompanied but identified Moroccan children who are in the European Union illegally, the government has announced. Last month thousands of people crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Moroccan territory, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Morocco's foreign and interior ministries said in a statement that although Morocco had already worked with EU countries to ensure the return of minors, procedures in some countries had delayed their return. The statement appeared to be a response to reports in Spanish media that Morocco was…
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May
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco escalates row with Spain over Western Sahara

Morocco escalates row with Spain over Western Sahara

NEWS
MOROCCO’S ambassador to Madrid has press comments by the Spanish foreign minister undermined Moroccan territorial integrity and Rabat "would act accordingly", escalating a row that contributed to a migrant crisis in Spain's North African enclave. Brahim Ghali, head of the Polisario Front, whose hospitalisation in Spain has sparked tensions between Madrid and Rabat Morocco withdrew ambassador Karima Benyaich from Madrid last week for consultations over Spain's decision to host Brahim Ghali, head of the Western Sahara Polisario independence group, for medical treatment without informing Rabat. It also appeared to relax border controls with the Spanish enclave of Ceuta leading thousands…
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May
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Probes into deportations of children to Morocco

Probes into deportations of children to Morocco

NEWS
PROSECUTORS in Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta are investigating accusations that Spanish soldiers broke the law by deporting children who had crossed the border from Morocco during a surge in attempted migration last week. Ceuta's prosecutor for children, Jose Luis Puerta, said he had opened the inquiry after two non-governmental organisations filed a complaint citing Reuters TV footage of soldiers apparently escorting a young boy, who had swum to Ceuta using empty bottles as floats, back to the border fence. The boy was one of around 8,000 people who swam into Ceuta or climbed over the fence early last…
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May
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Spain-Morocco relations improve

Spain-Morocco relations improve

NEWS
SPAIN says the situation with Morocco had markedly improved since last week when thousands of migrants flooded across the border to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta amid heightened diplomatic tensions.  "The government is working to bring this situation of border tension with Morocco to a close," Maria Jesus Montero, a government spokeswoman, told a news briefing after a weekly cabinet meeting. "Our main objective is to maintain good and neighbourly relations," she added.
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May
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Happy Africa Day to all of you

Happy Africa Day to all of you

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA LAST week, the media around the world carried heart-rending images of a young boy adrift off the coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. He was clinging to a makeshift buoy made of plastic bottles and desperately trying to make it to shore. Over the years we have become accustomed to seeing images of African men, women and children crammed into boats and makeshift rafts trying to reach Europe. According to relief organisations more than 20,000 people have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean since 2014. As we observe Africa Day tomorrow, these tragic stories remind…
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May
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Hope for an end to Spain-Morocco spat

Hope for an end to Spain-Morocco spat

NEWS
THE Spanish interior minister hopes a diplomatic spat with Morocco over an influx of illegal migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta would soon end. Morocco had appeared to loosen its border controls with Ceuta for two days on Monday, letting thousands of migrants pour into the enclave. The move was widely viewed as retaliation for Spain's hosting of Western Sahara independence leader Brahim Ghali. Spain has said Ghali was admitted as a COVID-19 patient to a Spanish hospital last month under an assumed name and an Algerian diplomatic passport for humanitarian reasons. "There was a disagreement (with Morocco)…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco blames Spain for migrant spat

Morocco blames Spain for migrant spat

NEWS
MOROCCAN Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has blamed Spain for the diplomatic spat between the two countries and said mass migrant crossings from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week were due to the weather and tired border guards. Morocco had appeared to loosen its border controls with Ceuta on Monday as thousands of migrants poured into the enclave, a move widely interpreted as retaliation for Spain's hosting of a Western Sahara independence leader. Speaking to Reuters, Spanish news agency Efe and Moroccan news agency MAP in a briefing, Bourita warned that Rabat would take a more assertive stance…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
I’d rather die than go back – Moroccan migrant

I’d rather die than go back – Moroccan migrant

NEWS
JON NAZCA and MARIANO VALLADOLID A Moroccan boy who used empty plastic bottles to swim to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta this week said he would rather die than go back to Morocco, according to the Spanish soldier who translated for him before he was escorted away. The boy attracted international media attention as he floated in a dark T-shirt with the bottles under his clothes and attached to his arms, crying as he reached the beach only to be led away by soldiers. "He didn't want to go back, he didn't have any family in Morocco, he didn't…
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May
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Migrants clash with Spanish police

Migrants clash with Spanish police

NEWS
MARIANO VALLADOLID and AHMED ELJECHTIMI HUNDREDS of migrants tried to force their way past tightened security into Ceuta yesterday, as Spain pressed on with the expulsion of thousands who had swum or climbed into its North African enclave over the past two days. Around two-thirds of the roughly 8,000 migrants who made it to Ceuta, including unaccompanied children, have been expelled, Spanish authorities say. Many of those sent back said they were determined to try again in their determination to reach Europe. As dense afternoon fog descended, hundreds of young men made a fresh attempt to approach the roughly six-metre-high…
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