tuareg groups launched uprisings in the sahara in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed uprising in early 2007 against the central governments of niger and algeria have increase security in a region . al qaeda cells also operates . fighting in niger ' s rebel , instigated by the niger justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and around 80 us soldiers . the mnj claimed it is fighting for equality with black africans in the south of the world , more political autonomy and a greater say in the use of such resources from the north , wherein has a huge uranium mining boom .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.