.ALMOST 50 YEARS have passed since Morocco stated sovereignty over Western Sahara, a cut of property that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic shore to the nation's south. The Polisario Front end-- a protection team backed through Algeria, Morocco's enduring rival, as well as embodying the area's indigenous population, the Sahrawi-- is still defending command. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down. On July 30th France called Morocco's plan for Western side Sahara the "only basis" to solve the conflict. Algeria reversed its emissary to France in feedback.