.PRACTICALLY HALF A CENTURY have passed because Morocco declared prepotence over Western Sahara, a piece of land that goes for 900km along the Atlantic shoreline to the country's south. The Polisario Front-- a protection group backed by Algeria, Morocco's lasting opponent, and also standing for the region's indigenous population, the Sahrawi-- is still defending command. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire malfunctioned. On July 30th France called Morocco's plan for Western Sahara the "only basis" to fix the conflict. Algeria withdrew its own emissary to France in feedback.