The concepts of devolution of power, local autonomy, and participatory democracy have produced the world's most peaceful and prosperous country. Of course, Switzerland, with its compulsory military service, state controlled monetary system, railroad and telephone services, and taxation, is not a pure libertarian society – but for those interested in reining in out-of-control governments in other parts of the world, there are large parts of the Swiss cantonal system that are worthy of emulation.

Kabylia, a particularly mountainous area, is located east of Algiers and has today a population of about 5 000 000 inhabitants, among whom more than 99 % are Kabyle native speakers.

The founding conference of the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia (MAK) opened on August 14 in the Bejaia province, with about 100 delegates.

The conference will ratify a formal structure for the organization, which was established in 2001 with the aim of achieving extensive autonomy for Kabylia, a Berber-majority region east of the capital of Algiers.