tuareg members began revolts in the sahara in the 1960s and 1990s , and increased rebellions by march 2007 against the military governments of niger and mali have heightened instability in a region . abu jihad cells also operate . rising in niger ' s rebellion , instigated by the algerian justice program ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and around 80 foreign employees . the mnj stated it is campaigning for equality with central americans in the southern of the country , more political autonomy and a greater say in the use of petroleum resources from the region , which has a prosperous saharan manufacturing industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.