.ALMOST HALF A CENTURY have actually passed because Morocco claimed sovereignty over Western Sahara, a piece of land that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic shore to the nation's south. The Polisario Front end-- a resistance team supported by Algeria, Morocco's enduring competitor, and working with the territory's native population, the Sahrawi-- is still fighting for command. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down. On July 30th France called Morocco's think about Western side Sahara the "simply manner" to fix the problem. Algeria withdrew its own emissary to France in action.