Morocco : The inhabitants of Fnideq hit the streets again

On Wednesday, April 21, dozens of demonstrators hit the streets, chanting, «the people want to earn a living» in Fnideq. They demanded, once again, the reopening of the borders with Ceuta to resume informal trade. In the absence of a solution provided by the authorities, the protest could resume on Friday 23 April.

Since the first anger of the inhabitants of Fnideq on February 5, the wilaya of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region has launched programs for the benefit of hundreds of people who have lost their main source of income with the closure of the borders with Ceuta, and distributed food aid to the poor.

Nevertheless, the problem concerns thousands of citizens. Besides the traders, there are the legal workers who entered Ceuta on a daily basis who suffer from the loss of their jobs. The situation prevailing in Fnideq is identical to that in Nador and Béni Nsar. There too, the closure of the border with Melilla has left thousands of men and women unemployed.