.ALMOST 50 YEARS have passed given that Morocco declared supreme power over Western side Sahara, a slice of land that goes for 900km along the Atlantic shoreline to the country's south. The Polisario Face-- a protection team supported through Algeria, Morocco's enduring rival, and exemplifying the territory's native populace, the Sahrawi-- is still defending command. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke. On July 30th France called Morocco's think about Western side Sahara the "merely basis" to address the conflict. Algeria reversed its own emissary to France in reaction.