berber fighters launched rebellions in the algeria in the 1960s and 1990s , and sporadic rebellions from early 2007 against the centralized governments of niger and mali have increased instability in a country where some qaeda cells also operate . combat in niger ' s rebellion , instigated by the burkina justice party ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebel and around 80 government military . the mnj saying it is fighting for equality with black men in the southwest of the sahara , more political autonomy and a greater say in the use of mineral resources from the northwest , but has a growing uranium miner industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.