'We feel like prisoners': the Moroccans stuck in Spanish enclaves during lockdown

More than 500 Moroccans remain in limbo, far from home and with few resources to support themselves * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverage On 14 March, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, ordered the country into Covid-19 lockdown, saying “extraordinary decisions” needed to be taken as the country struggled with a “health, social and economic crisis”. The Moroccan authorities had taken their own extraordinary decision the day before, when they ordered the shutdown of the border crossings that connect the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla with the rest of the country. With the only land borders between Africa and Europe closed, many citizens from both continents found themselves trapped. Continue reading...
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