File photo: A migrant trying to cross the Ceuta border fence on April 13, 2021 | Photo: Antonio Sempere / Lagencia / Imago images
File photo: A migrant trying to cross the Ceuta border fence on April 13, 2021 | Photo: Antonio Sempere / Lagencia / Imago images

The Spanish exclave of Ceuta lies across the Strait of Gibraltar and borders Morocco. For many years, it has been a major entry point for African migrants to the EU. DW's Jan-Philipp Scholz spoke with locals and some of those trying to reach the European mainland.