chadian militants launched unrest in the west in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed rebellions since approximately 2007 against the central governments of niger and mali have increased instability in a regional where abu qaeda cells also operative . fighters in nigeria ' s rebellion , instigated by the niger justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 farmers and possibly 80 government soldiers . the mnj say it is fighting for justice with black africans in the south of the country , more politics involvement and a greater say in the ownership of mineral fields from the country , which has a booming uranium mining industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.