Maghreb in August 2026: the most important developments in society
In the Maghreb in August 2026, the migrant crisis at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta dominated society news. Up to 60,000 people entered Ceuta from Morocco, and nearly 70,000 migrants had left again by early August, most of them voluntarily, as tens of thousands crossed back into Morocco. The death toll in the border crisis rose to 67. On August 9 up to 11,000 Moroccan migrants were still in the enclave, and by August 12 Morocco was moving to curb a new influx. Clashes broke out again at the Morocco-Melilla border, where hundreds tried to enter the Spanish enclave.
Elsewhere, reports on August 9 described the dangerous migration routes from Chad to Libya, where migrants face extreme conditions and organised smuggling networks. In Mauritania, an aerial seeding campaign began against desertification, which affects 84 percent of the country's land. On August 12 a solar eclipse was visible across North Africa, and an eruption of Mount Etna closed Catania airport, with the ash cloud reaching as far as Libya.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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