The storming of the metal fence in the province of Nador by illegal migrants has shed light on a new form of challenges related to illegal migration, which has become increasingly complex due to the activities of organized networks that sometimes serve foreign agendas.

This dangerous phenomenon "surpasses the individual capacities of States," he told MAP, adding that "the illegal migration crisis is exacerbated today by a country in Morocco's neighborhood, which has its own geopolitical agenda and does not share the same concerns or the same vision as the countries of the Euro-Mediterranean area.

In his opinion, the current issue is not related to the management of spontaneous migration flows, but rather to the operational and brutal modes of migration, favored by a certain laissez-faire attitude allowing migrant trafficking networks to operate freely and with impunity.

Bouden pointed to the existence of "objective data on smuggling and human trafficking networks that cross easily the desert borders of Algeria," stressing that this country hosts on its soil separatist militias that threaten peace and security in the region.

Due to its strategic geographical location and its status as a country of transit and destination, "the Kingdom of Morocco is aware of the challenges related to migration flows, and is addressing illegal migration by focusing primarily on preventing the loss of lives in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic," he observed.

Thus, Morocco's migration management record is replete with efforts to save the lives of sub-Saharan nationals of different nationalities and provide them with relief at sea, Bouden said.

The expert reviewed the humanitarian, legal, and development efforts deployed by the Kingdom, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, highlighting Morocco's investment in several African countries as a contribution to the socio-economic dynamics on the continent, as well as the establishment of the Rabat-based African Migration Observatory.

Bouden addressed the difficulty of predicting the consequences of the influx of irregular migrants, given the current regional situation and the absence of a unified international effort to address the causes of illegal migration and build common ground.