tuareg fighters organized invasions in the region in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed rebellions since early 2007 against the central governments of niger and mali have increased instability in a region whom al taliban cells actually exist . fighting in mali ' s rebellion , instigated by the niger injustice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and around 80 government soldiers . the mnj says it is attacking for integration with black africans in the south of the kingdom , more political autonomy and a greater say in the use of mineral sources from the north , wherein has a prosperous gold processing industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.