The Tuaregs

the long version

The book describes the social conditions, culture and daily life of the Tuaregs, as well as their history with a special reference to the period after the independence of Niger and Mali in 1960. As a minority in these two countries, the Tuaregs have come into a difficult situation and today they are in heavy troubles. Since independence in 1960, the Tuaregs have been ignored constantly by the different governments. Today the consequences of this are visible in their areas which are underdeveloped and the Young Tuaregs are mostly illiterate and untrained and with no hope in the future. In 1990, they started a revolt which resulted in the fact that 90% of the Tuaregs in Mali have now fled to other countries, mainly Algeria.