Rabat, Morocco - January 13, 2025 Rabat celebrates "Yennayer" or Amazigh New Year (Berber), which is celebrated on January 13 each year in all countries of North Africa. Camera: JALAL MORCHIDI.

Salima Sadi, a Kabyle poet born in the commune of Toudja in Algeria, has been writing since she was about 11 years old, with her roots always at the heart of her words. "Berber culture has been with ...

The Amazigh calendar begins in 950 BCE, when King Sheshonq ascended to the throne in Egypt, which means that this year is 2974 according to this calendar. Considered the original inhabitants of ...

On 14 January, Morocco marked the second official celebration of the Amazigh New Year, Yennayer. But, the festivities were overshadowed by recent deadly floods in Amazigh villages and the persisting ...

For decades, Islamists and pan-Arab nationalists have questioned the need to constitutionalise Amazigh language, particularly ...

Yennayer is the first day of the agricultural calendar of ancient Berbers used throughout North Africa. It is also often called the Amazigh New Year. Amazigh is an official language in Morocco, and ...

Since she was young, Salima Sadi's poems have been a way for her to express her people's identity struggle and culture. Many members of Montreal's Amazigh community are working to protect their ...

The second day of the Africa Eco Race unfolded, linking Tarda to Tagounite, covering a distance of 358 km. Competitors faced typical Southern Moroccan tracks, combining rocky sections with sand.

Rabat – Paris Saint-Germain are set to take on AS Monaco in the French Super Cup today, January 5, as PSG's players will be wearing jerseys featuring Arabic writing for the first time since the ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the old medina of Fez as a world heritage due to the city’s historic monuments in 1981. Issam Toutate And ...