'Colonial Border Becomes Symbol of Inequality & Death Trap': Moroccan Expert on Why Ceuta Crisis Happened
'Colonial Border Becomes Symbol of Inequality & Death Trap': Moroccan Expert on Why Ceuta Crisis Happened
The migration crisis resulted from deep structural causes in a system that "demands the free movement of capital but refuses the free movement of the human beings," Said Bakkali's analysis shared with Sputnik Africa showed.
Key root causes of the crisis:
🟠Colonial occupation of Ceuta and Melilla "created the border" imposed and maintained on African soil with "fences, surveillance systems, and armed patrols."
🟠Economic inequality and social despair: High youth unemployment, school dropout rates, and a neoliberal model that treats young people as "surplus population" have created deep frustration contrasted with "European prosperity only a few kilometres away."
🟠Digital misinformation: False claims that the border was "legally open" spread rapidly on social media, amplified by trafficking networks.
🟠Contradictions of capitalism: Capital and commodities circulate freely across the Mediterranean, while workers and poor young people are stopped by walls and visas.
"The militarization of borders protects neither workers nor peoples; it primarily protects an unequal international system and the privileges created by centuries of colonial exploitation," Bakkali highlighted.
The video shows the installation of a 500‑meter pneumatic barrier and naval buoys on the Tarajal pier to reinforce the Ceuta border.
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