Vue normale

Why Rumors About Morocco Followed Spain’s Ceuta Migrant Surge

11 août 2026 à 10:44
Claims swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated history.

© Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month.

Ceuta Migration Crisis Exposes Despair Among Morocco’s Young People

3 août 2026 à 03:28
Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what propelled them across the border with Spain.

© Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

Migrants returning back to Morocco. Last week, between 50,000 and 60,000 people entered Ceuta, a small Spanish exclave in North Africa that shares a border with Morocco.
❌