.VIRTUALLY 50 YEARS have actually passed because Morocco asserted sovereignty over Western Sahara, a cut of land that stretches for 900km along the Atlantic coast to the country's south. The Polisario Front end-- a resistance group backed through Algeria, Morocco's long-lived competitor, as well as standing for the area's indigenous population, the Sahrawi-- is actually still fighting for control. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down. On July 30th France called Morocco's plan for Western side Sahara the "only manner" to address the dispute. Algeria withdrew its ambassador to France in response.