At the turn of the 20th century, the Tuareg were the last of the West African peoples to be pacified by the French, and their lands were absorbed into parts of Niger, Mali, Algeria, and Libya.

I envision a Free Tuareg Nation spanning Libya, Algeria, Mali ... I highlight the East African Federation, made up of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, as a potential superpower.

A separatist group in Mali said an airstrike on a market in the country’s north has killed at least 18 people. Mali’s army ...

The statement did not reproduce the comments attributed to Attaf, but accused Algerian authorities of bias in favour of the Tuareg rebels ... Community of West African States (Ecowas) in January ...