Morocco remains a pivotal and sensitive hotspot on irregular migration routes across the Middle East and North Africa. In 2024, hundreds of migrant deaths and disappearances were recorded along its borders. These figures reflect a continued surge in activity on maritime migration routes, both across the Mediterranean Sea and along the Atlantic route toward the Canary Islands.
Speaking at the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL 2025) in Rabat, which runs until April 27, Belgian-Moroccan academic Hassan Bousetta presented his book, Entre Deux Rives, published by Maha Editions. Supported by the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), the doctor of political and social sciences offers a historical, political, and contemporary analysis of the evolving relationship between the two countries, shaped by migrations that have profoundly influenced human