Map of the Gibraltar Strait ShutterstockMuch like the Channel Tunnel, or the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, the “Europe-Africa Gibraltar Strait fixed link” project would amount to the construction of an underwater tunnel housing a high-speed rail link. Two months later, in April 2023, the 43rd meeting of the Spanish-Moroccan Joint Committee (set up in 1980) of the fixed link project of the Straits of Gibraltar took place. British Interest and FootballThe Strait of Gibraltar holds significant geostrategic importance due to its role as a crucial bottleneck for the movement of people and goods. Expressing interest in the tunnel proposal, the United Kingdom, which currently holds jurisdiction over Gibraltar, aims to strengthen collaboration with Morocco following Brexit. Should the Europe-Africa Gibraltar strait fixed link come to be, it would be connected to this high-speed rail network on the Moroccan side.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 22, 2023 13:49 UTC