Algeria briefly opened its border with Morocco to repatriate 74 Moroccan migrants who had been detained for attempting to cross into Europe illegally.
The move, despite ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two North African nations, reflects a limited but continued cooperation on migration issues.
The migrants were handed over at the “Zouj Beghal” crossing on the Moroccan side and “Colonel Lotfi” on the Algerian side.
Many had spent months in Algerian detention centers or prisons, while others had completed their sentences but remained held due to unpaid fines.
The repatriations were coordinated with Moroccan consulates in Algiers, Oran, and Tlemcen.
