British-Moroccan undersea tunnel would connect Africa to Europe

British-Moroccan undersea tunnel would connect Africa to Europe

RABAT--The British government led by Boris Johnson is studying the completion of an undersea tunnel linking Gibraltar to Tangiers, in partnership with the Moroccan government.

London has seriously embarked on studying the project that will link Europe to Africa, as trade relations with Morocco are developed.

In addition to the partnership agreement signed in 2020 after Britain's exit from the European Union, Morocco and the UK see the Strait of Gibraltar, which is under British sovereignty, becoming the hub for a 28 km-tunnel that connects the two countries.

The former British ambassador to Rabat, Thomas Riley, said in an interview with the newspaper “Espanol” last August, that there are many opportunities for developing ties between Morocco and Gibraltar, in many areas, that should be explored.

The British-Moroccan project would  replace the Spanish-Moroccan project, which has been discussed for more than forty years without any tangible results.  A previous Spanish experimental phase began with the digging of a 600 metre-underground crossing in the city of Cadiz, south of Andalusia, and just over 200 metres into Morocco. It was ended two years later due to floods and maintenance problems.

After Brexit, the British will begin taking over the project and start its development.

The line will connect Europe