DR ‹ › As the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) approaches its 37th anniversary on February 17, marking its inception in Marrakech, official celebrations from member states remain notably absent. Seizing this moment, the World Amazigh Assembly (AMA) has issued a call for the union's dissolution. In a letter directed to the foreign ministers of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Libya, and Tunisia, the AMA urges them to «enact the dissolution of the UMA (...) This union was established in disregard of the ancient history and genuine Amazigh-African identity of North Africa, adopting a narrow and inappropriate designation: "Arab Maghreb".» Rachid Raha, the president of the AMA, further advocates for «initiating a serious, clear-sighted, and courageous dialogue on the reconstruction of a new regional union. This new entity should be founded on realistic, pragmatic principles that resonate with the core values of our peoples, drawing from an Africanist and pan-Amazigh perspective, while decisively moving away from outdated Arab-Islamist ideological frameworks.» In this context, he suggests the formation of the «Union of Tamazgha», inspired by the European Union model. Raha envisions this initiative as deeply rooted in North Africa's ancient history and informed by recent archaeological findings, while fully embracing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of December 10, 1948, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of September 13, 2007.
