acholi fighters launched uprisings in the sahara in the 1960s and 1990s , and renew mutinies in early 2007 against the national governments of sudan and mali have increased instability in a regions whose al jihad factions also operate . fighting in togo ' s rebellion , facilitated by the niger justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 demonstrators and around 80 state soldiers . the mnj says it is fighting for equal with negro men in the south of the province , more administrative autonomy and a greater say in the utilization of mining funds from the niger , this has a booming uranium mining industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.