rebel soldiers launched uprisings in the sudan in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed rebellions on early 2007 against the central banks of niger and burkina have increased instability in a region . al qaeda cells also operate . fighting in togo ' s rebel , instigated by the niger justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and around 80 government soldiers . the mnj says it is fighting for equality with black africans in the south of the country , more political legitimacy and a greater share in the use of resource rights from the north , whom has a prosperous uranium mining exploitation .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.