.NEARLY 50 YEARS have actually passed given that Morocco stated prepotency over Western side Sahara, a piece of land that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic coastline to the country's south. The Polisario Front-- a protection group backed by Algeria, Morocco's long-lived rival, and also standing for the region's indigenous populace, the Sahrawi-- is still defending control. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down. On July 30th France called Morocco's think about Western side Sahara the "simply basis" to deal with the dispute. Algeria withdrew its own ambassador to France in response.