High volume of arrivals strains host country resources, which are handling asylum seekers under international mandate.

The entities involved

• Morocco →

  sovereign state in North Africa

  • Mass migration influx strains Ceuta's resources.Mon 14:34
  • Morocco agreed to upgrade diplomatic missions to full embassies.Mon 07:36
• Sudan →

  country in Northeast Africa

  • Sudanese Armed Forces accuse Ethiopia of direct aggression, while Egypt is noted as SAF's biggest supporter.Mon 13:18
  • One of the three countries involved is accused of backing Tigray rebels in the north.Mon 13:18

Related events

• The UK Home Office receives asylum seekers from Sudan and Afghanistan while facing political criticism over policy changes.Jun 30
• Crises in Syria and Sudan are causing mass displacement, with the situation in Mandatory Palestine also being affected.Aug 8
• Potential mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Ceuta exclave.Sep 10
• Migration pressures build up at the border points between Morocco and Ceuta, with security operations underway.Aug 15
• Conflict in Sudan drives refugee flows into South Sudan, where the World Food Programme is providing aid to 7.8 million people.Sep 17