Morocco stops dozens of migrants from breaching Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Moroccan authorities stopped dozens of migrants from breaching the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday after a mass migration attempt
According to Niamey-based NGO Alarme Phone Sahara, Algeria has turned back nearly 20,000 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to neighboring Niger since January, in often
"brutal conditions", as reported by AFP on Monday.
Irregular migrants, including women and children, have since 2014 frequently been pushed back by Algeria, a key transit point for those attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
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