chadian soldiers launched insurrections in the sahara in the 1960s and 1990s , and ongoing insurrections of early 2007 against the central governments of niger and mali have increased instability in a province where al qaeda cells currently operate . fighting in guinea ' s rebellion , spearheaded by the burkina justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and around 80 military soldiers . the mnj claimed it is fighting for autonomy with black muslims in the south of the country , more legislative autonomy and a greater participation in the use of natural waters from the north , which has a successful uranium extraction industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.