.ALMOST HALF A CENTURY have passed since Morocco professed prepotency over Western Sahara, a piece of land that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic shoreline to the nation's south. The Polisario Front-- a resistance group backed by Algeria, Morocco's long-lasting opponent, and also working with the region's aboriginal population, the Sahrawi-- is still defending command. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke. On July 30th France contacted Morocco's think about Western side Sahara the "simply basis" to deal with the disagreement. Algeria reversed its emissary to France in action.