By Oriol Puig  15 Jun 2021 The recent events in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta may have suggested otherwise, but (most of) Africa does not yearn to come to Europe, writes Oriol Puig. The recent events in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta may have suggested otherwise, but (most of) Africa does not […]

By Emile Kouton AFP, June 16, 2021 A very quiet Togo-Benin border crossing at Hillacondji When the global pandemic forced Togo’s government to close its land borders, taxi driver Kossigan lost his lucrative business ferrying people across the frontier. Now like many others who lived off frontier trade, he is still […]

Spain is planning to include its African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in the borderless Schengen Area, the Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez revealed at the beginning of this week, on Tuesday, June 16. Her statements came after the Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union, Juan González-Barba said a […]

By Anna Schaverien Published May 5, 2021Updated May 7, 2021 A marker that was moved seven feet into French territory by a farmer in Belgium might have changed the countries’ border forever if not for a sharp-eyed group of friends. A stone, carved with the year 1819, marks the border between France and Belgium. […]

Under pressure at home, the leaders of both countries, looking for a distraction and a win, could escalate the conflict. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 / BY: Gavin Helf, Ph.D. A dispute over irrigation water triggered a clash between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan last week that quickly spread along the border, resulting in the death of [...]

Imagine a World Without Borders BY TODD MILLER Yes! Magazine, MAY 4, 2021   IMAGE BY JAPATINO/GETTY IMAGES Walls and fences at national borders enforce inequality, racial divides, and climate catastrophe. But most of them began as invisible lines in the sand. For decades, Todd Miller has reported on borders and the conflicts […]