The Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Otmani affirmed, on Wednesday, May 20 in Rabat, that the scenarios for the repatriation of Moroccans stranded abroad were "ready".
Moroccans blocked in Ceuta due to the covid-19 crisis can breathe a sigh of relief. Repatriation will begin this Friday, following an agreement between the Moroccan and Spanish governments.
The calls for help from the French stranded in Morocco continue to resound. They implore the government to do everything in its power to allow them to return to their country. Claire Peretti, a Corsican stranded, recounts the story of all the attempts to return to her country.
Not all Belgians stranded in Morocco and other countries will be able to be repatriated home. This is at least what Philippe Goffin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, affirmed on Tuesday to the Chamber committee.
The Maldives, a paradise place, have become a hell for these 35 Moroccans who are stuck there because of the covid-19 pandemic. Feeling forgotten by Morocco, they are launching a distress call to the competent authorities, after several unsuccessful attempts to return to the country.
Morocco extended the state of emergency this Monday until June 10. Bad news for more than 10,000 French and Moroccans residing in France who were hoping for the borders to open on May 20, as originally planned.
Stuck in Morocco for more than two months, a couple from Sète hopes to return home on May 28. The couple had to do almost the impossible to get a return ticket.
After several weeks of waiting, Spanish nationals stranded in Morocco will be able to return home starting Friday, May 22. This return will be by sea.
Arrived in Casablanca on March 10 to visit the far south of Morocco, a couple from Haut-Doubs find themselves confined in an apartment in El Mansouria. He hopes for repatriation to France which is slow to materialize.
Belgium is slowly returning to normal life, after more than two months of lockdown. Even though the Belgian embassy in Morocco has announced that it has been able to repatriate 2,000 Belgians, this is not the case for Naziha and her husband Fouad, who have been stuck in Tangier since March 10. The couple is worried about their business left in the country, which is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Spaniards stranded in Morocco due to the coronavirus pandemic will finally be able to return home. The Spanish embassy in Morocco has chartered two new Tangier-Malaga ships for their repatriation.
The Minister of Energy and Mines, Aziz Rebbah , dashed the hopes of 30,000 Moroccan nationals stranded abroad. According to him, special considerations would go against the repatriation operation.