A new report from Spanish police sources indicate that at least 50,000 sub-Saharan Africans are in Morocco waiting to head to Spain as Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has claimed Europe needs “new blood”. The sources say that the migrants, helped by mafia-linked people traffickers who promise them that Spain is a “paradise”, have come through the southern border of Morocco and an increasing number are gathering in the north of the country, Spanish newspaper El Mundo reports. Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has denied that mass migration is taking place in Spain despite the country seeing 18,016 migrants arrive from the start of the year until mid-July, a figure higher than both Italy and Greece. Borrell, a member of the Socialist Party said: “We’re talking about 20,000 (migrants) so far this year for a country of more than 40 million inhabitants. While the Spanish police believe that at least 50,000 migrants are currently waiting to cross into the country, others have warned that the number could reach millions if the government does not change course.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 01, 2018 08:26 UTC