Tag: Amazigh language

By Abdul Razak bin Abdullah, Algiers, Algeria: The Ministry of Interior on Wednesday issued the first official Algerian statement in Amazigh language on the occasion of the Amazigh New Year, which starts on Jan. 12 every year. The Amazighi version of a statement in Arabic was about starting registration for the next Hajj pilgrimage. The statement came after the Amazigh language became the second official language of Algeria after Arabic in accordance with a constitutional amendment held in early 2016. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared the Amazigh New Year's Day as a national...