.JUST ABOUT HALF A CENTURY have passed since Morocco asserted prepotency over Western Sahara, a cut of land that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic shore to the country's south. The Polisario Front end-- a protection team backed through Algeria, Morocco's long-lasting rival, and also representing the area's aboriginal populace, the Sahrawi-- is actually still fighting for control. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down. On July 30th France called Morocco's think about Western Sahara the "only basis" to resolve the problem. Algeria reversed its own ambassador to France in feedback.