tuareg fighters organized uprisings in the regions in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed rebellions since early 2007 against the military governments of mali and tunisia have intensified instability in a region . al terrorist cells also operate . fights in niger ' s insurrection , fomenting by the cameroon democratic movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 guerrillas and around 80 government soldiers . the mnj says it is fighting for equivalence with black africans in the south of the continent , more political autonomy and a greater participation in the uses of mineral resources from the southeast , where has a thriving niger mining industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.