Despite the tragedies that are frequently recorded at sea, Moroccan families continue to encourage their underage children to immigrate illegally to Spain to build a better future. This is the case of a 12-year-old girl, originally from Chefchaouen, who claims to have swam alone from Morocco to reach Ceuta. But this is not the case.
Arrested in Ceuta, then incarcerated in Morocco in the context of a case of importing tens of tons of cannabis from January 1, 2016 to May 27, 2019, a Franco-Algerian loses twenty kilos in prison. He is one of the six defendants appearing before the Special Assize Court of Paris for an international trafficking.
The trial of a Moroccan residing in Gibraltar, the head of an international network specialized in money laundering from international drug trafficking and its members, also of Moroccan nationality, continues before the Ceuta court.
In recent weeks, Spain has reaffirmed its sovereignty over Melilla. The Spanish navy has deployed a warship in the waters of the autonomous city, and some 300 citizens have also sworn allegiance to the Spanish flag. Two strong acts that sound like a clear message addressed to Morocco, which has constantly claimed this territory.
Calls are multiplying in Morocco for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to in turn impose visas on Algerian citizens.
An Algerian woman posing as a Moroccan, an Algerian footballer and other Algerians are among the 152 people arrested for inciting illegal immigration from accounts on various social networks to Ceuta.
The CIA, the American intelligence service, has expressed concerns about Morocco’s claims on territories under Spanish sovereignty, including Ceuta, Melilla, the Chafarinas Islands and the Velez de la Gomera rock.
The government of Aziz Akhannouch is criticized for its "failure" in building a social state following the attempt by hundreds of young people and children to enter the city of Ceuta.
Former Moroccan Minister Mohammed Ben Abdelkader has openly accused Algeria of being behind the latest attempts by hundreds of migrants, mostly minors, to assault Ceuta.
The Moroccan authorities have, in recent days, expelled 39 Algerian and Tunisian migrants in an irregular situation on the territory. These individuals, arrested near the city of Fnideq, had intended to illegally reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
A document containing confidential information about the Spanish army and in particular the units deployed in the territories claimed by Morocco has leaked on the Internet before being removed.
The French Carrefour store in Ceuta has started to allow the payment of its products in Moroccan dirhams. A first in the country to try to attract Moroccan customers.