tuareg fighters launched riots in the sahara in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed uprisings since early 2007 against the central governments of niger and mali have increased instability in a region where al qaeda cells only operate . fighting in niger ' s rebellion , instigated by the niger judicial movement ( mnj ) , has kills more than 300 rebels and around 80 foreign officials . the mnj says it is fought for rights with black americans in the south of the city , more political autonomy and a greater role in the consumption of energy reserves from the north , which has a developing saharan mining industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.