1 September 1995; 28 years ago (1995-09-01) at Saint-Rome-de-Dolan
Type
International non-governmental organization
Headquarters
Paris
Location
Global
Services
Protect the history, culture, language and rights of the Amazigh people
Fields
Legal advocacy, Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
Members
1,000 members
President
Kamira Nait Sid
Website
CMA
The World Amazigh Congress (Berber languages: ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⴹⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, romanized: Agraw Amaḍlan Amaziɣ; French: Congrès mondial amazigh, CMA) is an international non-governmental organization made up of Amazigh sociocultural and development associations from both North Africa and the diaspora to have a coordination and representation structure.
It was founded at the first-ever congress held between 1-3 of September in 1995 in Saint-Rome-de-Dolan, France which brought together over a hundred delegates and representatives from Amazigh tribes and associations, from countries all over North Africa, Europe, and America. The organization is based in Paris and is independent of any states and political parties.
The World Amazigh Congress has been described as the "United Nations of the Amazigh people" due to its inclusivity, representation of all tribes from all over North Africa, gender equality, and transparency.[1]
In October 2011, Fathi Ben Khalifa was elected president of the Congress, replacing Belkacem Lounes[1][2] and in July 2015, Kamira Nait Sid was elected as a new president of the Congress.[3]
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The WorldAmazighCongress (Berber languages: ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⴹⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, romanized: Agraw Amaḍlan Amaziɣ; French: Congrès mondial amazigh, CMA) is an international...
called Azawad, which identified itself as Berber. The AmazighWorldCongress (CMA, Congrès Mondial Amazigh; Agraw Amaḍlan Amaziɣ) is an international non-governmental...
Berbers (Arabic: بربر) or the Berber peoples, also called by their endonym Amazigh (/æməˈzɪɡ/) or Imazighen (Berber languages: ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ, ⵎⵣⵗⵏ, romanized: Imaziɣen;...
WorldCongress may refer to: Bahá'í WorldCongress Ukrainian WorldCongress, for Ukrainian communities in the diaspora WorldAmazighCongressWorld Armenian...
indigenous politician, economist and activist who was President of the WorldAmazighCongress (also known as the CMA) during 2002 and 2011. He is a critic of...
(Tifinagh: ⵣ) from the root of Amazigh, began being used in demonstrations. The flag was adopted by the WorldAmazighCongress in 1997. In Morocco, following...
Union World aeronautical chart, used for navigation by pilots WorldAmazighCongress, promotes awareness of the Berber people World Avocado Congress, a conference...
from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019. "UNPO: Amazigh". UNPO. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved...
very active in the WorldAmazighCongress, participating in the "pre-congress" at Saint-Rome-de-Dolan in 1995 and the first congress at Las Palmas in 1997...
The Algerian Academy of the Amazigh Language is the pre-eminent Algerian council for matters pertaining to the Amazigh language (also known as the Berber...
speakers or 14% of Morocco's population, Tachelhit is the most widely spoken Amazigh language in the Kingdom, ahead of Tamazight and Tarifit. Its speakers represent...
burning all Toubou and Amazigh flags. The party also called the WorldAmazighCongress a conspiracy and accused them of working closely with the French...
the Pan-Arab flag which originates as the flag of the Arab Revolt during World War I, the proposed flag of Pan-Slavism (1848), Pan-Iranism or Pan-Turkism...
Party, is a Libyan political party founded in 2017 by the former WorldAmazighCongress president Fathi Ben Khalifa. The main headquarters of the party...
member of the (Berber-based) Popular Movement and cofounder of the AmazighWorldCongress. The party was dissolved by a Rabat administrative court decision...
"L'Aménagement linguistique dans le monde: Page d'accueil". "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". Lacroix, Napoléon (1855-1910) Auteur du texte; La...
western Egypt to the Canary Islands (a region called Tamazgha by Amazigh), Amazigh languages were first spoken. Estimates of Tamazight speakers in Algeria...
its rich mix of ethnic groups, including the indigenous Berbers/Amazigh people. Amazigh have been present throughout the entire history of the country...
raised in Casablanca by Arab Muslim parents. Her paternal grandfather was Amazigh-Jewish, but converted to Islam to marry her paternal grandmother, who was...
). The Arabic Amazigh dictionary / 3 volumes/ published by the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco. (Dictionnaire bilingue arabe-amazigh, tome 1 (1990)...
Global Information
1,000 members