“We assume that some of the change is due to the fact that the route [to Spain] is considered a safe route up to the coast through Morocco,” said Joel Millman, a senior spokesman at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The influx of migrants has taken violent forms as Morocco foiled Friday, in less than 24 hours, two illegal migration attempts on the border post with Ceuta. Thus, Spain has outpaced Italy as the fastest increasing entry point for illegal migrants. Fortress Europe, which has been adopting a security approach to tackle the humanitarian challenge of migration, has proven its utter failure in managing migration. The need for a North-South approach taking into consideration the development needs of migrant emitting countries and transit countries such as Morocco is urgently needed.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 13, 2017 07:52 UTC