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Attayoub Abdoulahi, who is President of the organization Temoust (Tuareg Cultural Survival), and is a Tuareg from Niger, has written a new editorial in French (March 1, 2010) concerning the recent coup d’état in the Republic of Niger. What follows is a summary.CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL EDITORIAL IN FRENCHThe elimination of Tandja as the country’s president does not mean that democracy is being “

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Image may not be used without permission of Mohamed Ahamok, copyright 2008Mohamed Ahamok, a Tuareg author from the In Gall region of northern Niger, has published a new book in English, Tuareg Short Stories.In this book, Mohamed recounts stories told in his family's nomad camp in the In Gall region of Niger. Some of the stories are traditional tales, and others are stories fashioned by Tuareg

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Evolution of Tuareg-led Rebel Groups in Niger:MNJ created in February 2007, includes Aghali ag Alambo (Pres.) - largest groupFFR created in May 2008, included some MNJ leaders, Aoutchiki Kriska (Pres.) and Rhissa ag BoulaFPN created in March 2009, included some MNJ leaders and Aklou Sidi Sidi (Pres.)RECENT PROGRESS TOWARD PEACE IN NIGER:In Sum: A ceasefire was agreed May 15, 2009. For the moment

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Human rights groups in Niger took an important step today toward getting some clarification on where all the money is going in the deals between China's national petroleum organization (CNCP) and the Niger government.This suggests heightened levels of popular action to fight government corruption through civic agencies. Government officials' appropriation of public funds is one of the main

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Photo of a lovely Tuareg girl in Niger, by professional photographer Jason Hall, extremeboh, on Flickr. Who are the Tuareg people? The Tuareg people are Berber-speakers who trace their ancestry to the indigenous peoples of North Africa in ancient times. They share the same language family as the Berber-speakers of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Tuaregs live primarily in Niger, Mali,

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Photo credit: (MNJ) Captain Asharif Mohamed-Moctar.MNJ claims Asharif, Vice-President of MNJ, was taken alive by the Niger army during MNJ operations that destroyed two MI 24 helicopters that President Tandja had bought with public funds, one crashed at Arlit and the other was brought down at Amar n-Ibliss.Tandja had sent the helicopters to try to destroy the MNJ baseat Tezirzayt on June 28,

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Tuareg university students? Yes, indeed, the Tuaregs are represented in numerous universities around the world! In America, a number of Tuareg men and women have pursued undergraduate and graduate degrees at major universities. Tuaregs are smart and ambitious, and numerous Tuaregs have taken high paying jobs in business, banking, engineering, and university teaching careers in America and

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DOCUMENTED: Niger Army Atrocities on Tuareg Civilians Amnesty International appeals to Government of Niger to IMMEDIATELY END THE NIGER ARMY'S ATROCITIES ON CIVILIANS SUMMARY: Amnesty International Report documents the following, April 3, 2008: 1. Niger Army new wave of extrajudicial executions of Tuareg civilians in the Agadez region. 2. Niger Army executed at least 8 Tuareg

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"We will bring our confrontation to the heart of the country, in the heart of this monster that absorbs all the soul of a democratic country whose sons have shed their blood, to emerge as "the power of the People by the people and for the people." -- Tuareg-led Niger Movement for Justice (MNJ), March 18, 2008 Abe Lincoln in the Sahara The news blackout continues in Niger, and the only

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Photo: Map showing areas of Niger affected by uranium mining and aquifer depletion.Photo credit: TarguincaAll of the areas on this map have been the traditional homeland of the Tuaregs for hundreds of years.The blue area denotes the Agadez Aquifer (Grès d'Agadez) water table (groundwater).The Azawagh Valley, an immense drainage basin where Tuaregs pasture their herds in the summer, and where

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Photo: Issouf ag MahaPhoto Credit: mairie16.paris.frThe Insidious Return to a "State of Exception" by Issouf ag Maha March 3, 2008 [Translator's note: In Carl Schmitt's legal theory, a "State of Exception" is like a state of emergency, except that the ruler has managed to acquire the authority to act outside of Constitutional law, claiming to be for the public good.] Today, with the

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Photo of an elderly Tuareg man in Agadez, Niger, by professional photographer Jason Hall, extremeboh, on Flickr.Neocolonialism In Niger "France has always sought to destroy the Tuaregs, for no good reason. France divided the Tuaregs between nations, and after Independence directed those she put in power in the new states to keep the Tuaregs always in the margins, and finish by exterminating

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Photo of a lovely Tuareg girl in Niger, by professional photographer Jason Hall, extremeboh, on Flickr.Electricity and the Tuaregs What does electricity have to do with the Tuaregs? Sometimes, not very often, we wonder where electricity comes from. It's a plug in the wall, and we flip the switch and it's there for us when we need it. But where does it come from, Beyond the Wall?

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Is Warfare a Rational Choice? Those who would argue that all warfare is irrational or "wrong" and that the Tuareg rebels should put down their arms and just "be quiet" can learn something about human inequality and conflict. Those who do not suffer inequality do not feel it. Those who suffer from unequal treatmentand deprivation of life's most basic needs, feel it intensely. In the end,if

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Photo: Leaders of the Niger Justice Movement (MNJ). Photo credit: MNJPeace and Conflict: Why Is the MNJ Fighting? When faced with a legitimate choice between fighting and not fighting, most of us would prefer not to have to take up arms and fight. Some people have no choice, and are conscripted into a national army to serve in the interests of our country -- sometimes for purposes that

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Photo of a lovely Tuareg girl in Niger, by professional photographer Jason Hall, extremeboh, on Flickr. Tuaregs: The best-kept secret in the world Europeans have been exotifying the Tuaregs for over a century. Tourist agencies feature posters of "The Blue Men," the fabulous remote Tuaregs, peeking through their "veils" mysteriously with grinning eyes, or sauntering along on swift white

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Photo: Tuareg 1989, by Antspin, on Flickr (Note: some rights reserved)There are three different petitions circulating for Peace In Niger (one is in three languages, so five petitions total). So far, at least 1,979 individuals and organizations have signed the petitions. All the petitions are asking for essentially the same thing -- NEGOTIATION for PEACE in NIGER, and NO MORE VIOLENCE.

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Photo: The Tuareg blues band Tinariwen performs on stage. They have numerous CD albums, which are available on Amazon.com Each year, Tinariwen hosts the Festival of the Camel, at Tessalit, in Mali. Photo credit: Slushpup, on FlickrIn Mali last night, Tuaregs just finished up with two international folk festivals. There's the Festival of the Camel, hosted by the Tuareg band Tinariwen, at

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Photo credit:Niger Movement for Justice (MNJ)"No to Landmines!"Yesterday (Tuesday, January 8, 2007) a Nigerien journalist was killed when a landmine exploded under his car in Niamey, and the Niger government immediately blamed the Tuareg-led rebel group, Niger Movement for Justice (MNJ). Moreover, Niger's Defense Minister, Ben Omar, has issued an appeal to the country's citizens to set

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To view / sign the Petition, go to:FRENCH:http://www.PetitionOnline.com/plpanf07/petition.htmlENGLISH:http://www.PetitionOnline.com/pinnne07/petition.htmlGERMAN:http://www.PetitionOnline.com/fidrnd07/petition.html An English version of the Petition is reproduced below:To: Government of the Republic of Niger, United Nations, European Commission Since its independence, the state of Niger has

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Aghaly ag AlamboPresident of the Niger Movement for Justice Photo credit: MNJNew Year's SpeechTamgak, Aïr MountainsAgadez region, NigerJanuary 1, 2008Hear the recorded speech HERE MNJ transcription, in French HERETCN Translation, in English:Dear fighters, Dear fellow citizens,Eleven months after the start of our struggle for justice, we are highly satisfied with the results achieved. Most of the

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On the Internet, there is a great deal of mis-information about Tuareg culture, written by people who do not consult primary sources. Reporters are especially guilty, and students looking for term paper data on the Internet can easily fall prey to information that is false. Students could easily think that well-known news sources are authoritative, but the fact is, many do not do careful

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W. J. Harding King, A Search for the Masked Tawareks. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1903.Chapter XVI, Page 224:"The Tawareks may, roughly speaking, be said to hold, with the exception of the Twat depression and a strip of desert along the Atlantic Coast, the whole of the Sahara from Timbuktu in the south right up to the southern boundary of Algeria, and to extend as far east as the western

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Four innocent Tuareg civilians in a common grave, tortured and executed by Niger's Army in reprisal, after the army lost four of their men to the rebels in the North.Two farmers, a herdsman, and a holy man. Photo credit: MNJWith local and international reporters incarcerated and awaiting death sentences for even interviewing the rebels for their news reports,who would dare speak out for justice-

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This English translation of MNJ's posts (in French) on their website is intended for educational purposes, to enable English-speakers without any knowledge of French to access primary sources on the Tuareg-led rebellion in Niger that are written in French. Primary sources in English can be difficult to come by when researching Tuareg culture, and for this reason Tuareg Culture and News is

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Photo: Ahmed AkoliPhoto credit: MNJ"The MNJ is campaigning for the advent of a united Niger in which each citizen is proud to be part of their country every day." Temoust's exclusive interview with Ahmed Akoli, political secretary for the Niger Movement for Justice (MNJ). Original interview, in French, is on the website of Temoust and MNJ.December 21, 2007Temoust: Over the past few weeks we

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Photo credit: Amnesty International (logo)"Amnesty International is alarmed at the increasing number of extrajudicial executions of civilians by the army in the Agadez region and is asking the Niger authorities to put an immediate stop to them." - Amnesty International, December 19, 2007The entire Nigerien population is increasingly affected by the ongoing conflict in Niger, in one way or

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Photo: Rhissa ag BoulaFormer Niger government official and freedom fighter Rhissa ag Boula gave a public speech at a peace demonstration in Paris this past Saturday (December 15, 2007), appealing to all parties to end the fighting and enter negotiations. A video clip of his speech is available online, as well as a written statement (see sources below). In his speech, Rhissa ag Boula cites

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Tuareg leader and author, Issouf ag Maha, recently visited the United States on a three week tour to deliver a series of speeches and interviews concerning the crisis in Niger, and the difficulties faced by the Tuareg people. Oct. 27, 2007 "Struggling Around Climate Change." Global Problems, Global Solutions Forum, La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PAOct. 30, 2007 "Niger: Crises and

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The purpose of this blog is to offer educational links and sources for the study of Tuareg culture, to English-speakers including students, researchers and others interested in learning about the Tuareg people. The Tuareg people are not simply an exotic culture in a remote part of the world - they are real human beings with families, and right now they are facing some very serious problems.

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