.ALMOST HALF A CENTURY have actually passed since Morocco professed prepotency over Western Sahara, a cut of land that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic shoreline to the country's south. The Polisario Front end-- a protection team supported by Algeria, Morocco's long-standing competitor, and standing for the territory's native population, the Sahrawi-- is still fighting for command. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down. On July 30th France contacted Morocco's think about Western side Sahara the "only manner" to solve the conflict. Algeria withdrew its own ambassador to France in response.