The World Amazigh Congress (CMA) (in
Tamazight
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Romanized
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'': Agraw Amaḍlan Amaziɣ) is an
international non-governmental organization
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NGOs are independent of government ...
made up of
Amazigh
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, caption = The Berber ethnic flag
, population = 36 million
, region1 = Morocco
, pop1 = 14 million to 18 million
, region2 = Algeria
, pop2 ...
sociocultural and development associations from both
North Africa
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and the
diaspora
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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
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and is independent of any states and political parties.
The World Amazigh Congress has been described as the "
United Nations
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of the Amazigh people" due to its inclusivity, representation of all tribes from all over North Africa, gender equality, and transparency.
Deutsche Welle
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Libya's Berbers feel rejected by transitional government
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In October 2011, Fathi Ben Khalifa
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People
*Ahmad Fathi Sorour, speaker of the Egyptian People's Assem ...
was elected president of the Congress, replacing Belkacem Lounes
Belkacem Lounes (in Tifinagh: ⴱⴻⵍⴿⴰⵚⴻⵎ ⵍⵓⵏⴻⵙ; born 6 February 1955) is an Algerian Kabyle indigenous politician, economist and activist who was President of the World Amazigh Congress (also known as the CMA) during 20 ...
(''in Arabic'')
References
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External links
Official homepage
Cultural promotion organizations
Berberism