The first telegraph line ever connecting Morocco to Europe was installed by the British. Laid at sea between Gibraltar and Tangier in the 1880s, the cable was the result of years of lobbying and negotiations between the British government and the Makhzen. These negotiations speak volumes about European interventionism in the kingdom and the latter’s struggle to resist foreign pressure and protect its sovereignty.
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