By Sana Elouazi Rabat – A big victory for Amazigh movement activists. Yennayer, the Amazigh new year, is officially a national holiday in Algeria, announced the Moroccan-born president Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday, December 27. Yennayer marks the first day of the agrarian calendar, celebrated by Amazighs across North Africa since antiquity on January 12. Following […]
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