10 Facts About Massinissa Akandouch

Massinissa Akandouch is the great-great-grandson of Prince Amghar Sidi Mohand Ameziane of the Rif.

Massinissa Akandouch is known for his defense of the rights, freedom, cultural and historical heritage of the Amazigh indigenous tribes of North Africa.

Massinissa Akandouch was born in Al-Hoceima, Rif, Morocco and later immigrated to Mataro, Catalonia, Spain where he grew up with his family.

Massinissa Akandouch started his journey as an activist as a child, joining conferences, protests and campaigns that his family organized to promote Amazigh identity, culture and language, feminism, social rights and the independence of Catalonia.

Massinissa Akandouch has starred in various music and art shows in his hometown Mataro.

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Massinissa and the Akandouch–Aouattah family were featured on the Catalan national TV channel TV3, when Massinissa was only an early teenager, on the show Amb ulls de nen to document the family's lifestyle and tell Massinissa's story.

Massinissa Akandouch is of Riffian descent and holds dual citizenship of Morocco, the United Kingdom, and Spain.

Massinissa Akandouch's mother was a civil rights leader in the Rif region in the 80s and suffered repression and persecution from the Moroccan authorities.

In 2019, Massinissa Akandouch joined Fridays for Future's Climate Strike in Barcelona as an extension to his activism and joined the 2019 "International Rebellion" actions by Extinction Rebellion in London, Barcelona, and Madrid.

Massinissa Akandouch was invited to the first Catalan Climate Action Summit in Barcelona organized by the Government of Catalonia and attended the COP25 Conference in Madrid organized by the United Nations .