Diplomatic tension between Morocco and Spain on the rise after 8,000 migrants arrived in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta

Located in Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla are part of Spain’s integral territory in continental Africa, bordering Morocco’s territory to the South. As one of the few EU’s land borders with Africa, the two enclaves have traditionally been object of migrant pressure, with many people coming from different African countries regularly attempting to jump the bordering fence between Morocco and Spain and swimming or sailing along the coast.