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Niger rebels say their government has failed to honor the 1995 peace deal, which ended the First Tuareg Rebellion and promised them a bigger share of the region's mineral wealth. Nigerien Tuareg leaders and some Non Government Organizations have claimed the violence of February 2007 was the culmination of widespread disaffection amongst Tuareg ex-combatants with the slow progress of promised benefits, lack of functioning democratic institutions, and a perceived special status given to foreign mining interests and southern political leaders.
Rebel groups
Malian Tuareg Groups
- Arab Islamic Front of Azawad (FIAA), Mali.
- Popular Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MPLA).
- United Movements and Fronts of Azawad (MFUA).
Nigerien Tuareg Groups
- Front for the Liberation of Aïr and Azaouak (FLAA).
- Front for the Liberation of Tamoust, (FLT).
- Mano Dayak, Tuareg Rebel Leader.
See also
References
- Next Up: Northern Niger. Alex Harrowell: 6 August 2007.
- Point Afrique cancels tour flights. AFP: 31 Aug 2007.
- Niger: New Touareg rebel group speaks out. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN): 17 May 2007.
- Rebels in Niger Threaten More Attacks. Phuong Tran, Voice of America: 21 August 2007.
- La crise touareg due à "l'échec" des accords de 1995. Agence France Presse: 25 August, 2007.
For Niger
- Bram Posthumus. Niger: A Long History, a Brief Conflict, an Open Future, in Searching for Peace in Africa, European Centre for Conflict Prevention (1999). ISBN 90-5727-033-1
- Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press, London and New Jersey (1979). ISBN 0810812290
- Jolijn Geels. Niger. Bradt London and Globe Pequot, New York (2006). ISBN 1841621528.
- Full text of the 15 April 1995 Niger peace accords (French). Accord établissant une paix définitive entre le Gouvernement de la République du Niger et l'Organisation de la Résistance Armée (O.R.A.).