.ALMOST 50 YEARS have actually passed because Morocco professed prepotence over Western Sahara, a slice of land that goes for 900km along the Atlantic shore to the nation's south. The Polisario Front-- a protection team backed by Algeria, Morocco's lasting opponent, and also embodying the region's aboriginal population, the Sahrawi-- is still fighting for control. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke. On July 30th France called Morocco's prepare for Western Sahara the "only manner" to handle the dispute. Algeria withdrew its own emissary to France in feedback.