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May
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Spain-Morocco relations strained

Spain-Morocco relations strained

NEWS
JON NAZCA and MARIANO VALLADOLID A sudden influx of migrants swimming into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in northern Africa is a serious crisis for Europe, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said yesterday, vowing to re-establish order promptly amid heightened diplomatic tensions with Morocco. Spain deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with Morocco after around 8,000 migrants, many from Sub-Saharan Africa and including some 1,500 minors, entered the enclave on Monday and Tuesday by swimming in or climbing over the fence. Armoured vehicles were guarding Ceuta's beach on Tuesday, and soldiers and police used batons to clear migrants from…
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Nov
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Spain to send more police to Senegal to curb illegal migration, says foreign minister

Spain to send more police to Senegal to curb illegal migration, says foreign minister

NEWS
SPAIN will increase its police presence in Senegal to tackle criminal networks behind an upsurge in illegal migration from the West African coast to its territory, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya has announced. Laya spoke after meeting her counterpart Amadou Ba in the Senegalese capital Dakar to discuss the crisis, which has seen around 17,000 migrants land on the Canary Islands this year, a more than 1,000% increase from 2019, driven by economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. To encourage would-be migrants to pursue regular channels, Spain will broaden the social security rights of Senegalese citizens legally resident in Spain,…
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