Political Unrest in the Sahara

One of the Sahara region, Niger has political unrest problems. Niger is one of the most poorest countries in the world, and the Niger Nomads are fighting for their right against their government as the 'terrorist MNJ'. Nomads are saying that they are not even considered as citizens in Niger, and they said that they have no development and always suffer from disease and hunger.
This is one of the biggest political problems in the Sahara region. On 2007, July, the MNJ terrorist group had kidnapped one of the Chinese engineers, they had killed more than 70 soldiers, so the government call MNJ group as “Bandits” or “drug dealers”. MNJ group is made of mostly with Tuareg people and Niger nomadic people.

Types of governments of the countries in Sahara region:

The types of government of the countries in Saharan region.

Mauritania – Republic
Mali – Republic
Sudan – Republic
Libya – Military dictatorship
Algeria – Republic
Chad – Republic
Niger – Republic
Egypt – Republic
Morocco – Constitutional monarchy
Tunisia - Republic
Western Sahara – Status and sovereignty unresolved

Definitions:

Republic: The form of government in which the administration of affairs is open to all the citizens.
Military dictatorship: The form of government wherein the political power resides within the military.
Constitutional monarchy: a form of monarchy in which the ruler is limited by a constitution. Usually the limitations take the form of a need to consult and representative body or religious authorities.