.JUST ABOUT HALF A CENTURY have actually passed because Morocco claimed prepotency over Western Sahara, a cut of property that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic shore to the country's south. The Polisario Face-- a protection group backed by Algeria, Morocco's enduring rival, as well as embodying the region's indigenous population, the Sahrawi-- is still defending control. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down. On July 30th France called Morocco's prepare for Western side Sahara the "only basis" to fix the problem. Algeria reversed its emissary to France in reaction.