| Brutal raids against Tuaregs in Mali and Niger led many to abandon their countries and flee north to Algeria and Libya. |
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| The site is also a meeting place for Tuaregs, nomadic people known for their blue robes. |
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| There are also nomadic Tuaregs, who spend many months moving from place to place. |
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| For centuries the nomadic Tuaregs of the Sahara, warned off by legends of diabolical fumes and flames, have avoided camping in the dry lake beds around Timbuktu, Mall. |
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| Pastoralism remains an important activity in the continent today, and exemplified by the Fulani, Maasai and the Tuaregs communities. |
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| Too many of Mali's majority, on the other hand, look upon all Tuaregs with suspicion. |
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| The Tuaregs are nomadic pastoral people in North Africa and are from Berber descent. |
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| In the Sahara, the distinction between sedentary oasis inhabitants and nomadic Bedouins and Tuaregs is particularly marked. |
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| A subsequent coup in the Malian capital Bamako led to chaos, and Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist extremists overpowered the Tuaregs to seize control of Mali's northern half. |
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