.PRACTICALLY 50 YEARS have passed considering that Morocco professed prepotence over Western side Sahara, a piece of property that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic coast to the country's south. The Polisario Front end-- a resistance group backed by Algeria, Morocco's long-standing opponent, and also representing the area's native population, the Sahrawi-- is still fighting for control. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire malfunctioned. On July 30th France contacted Morocco's prepare for Western Sahara the "just basis" to solve the problem. Algeria withdrew its own emissary to France in reaction.