.PRACTICALLY HALF A CENTURY have passed due to the fact that Morocco declared supreme power over Western Sahara, a slice of land that goes for 900km along the Atlantic shoreline to the nation’s south. The Polisario Front end– a protection group backed by Algeria, Morocco’s long-standing opponent, and standing for the territory’s aboriginal population, the Sahrawi– is still fighting for control. In 2020 a 29-year ceasefire broke down.
On July 30th France called Morocco’s plan for Western Sahara the “merely manner” to resolve the conflict. Algeria withdrew its own ambassador to France in reaction.