While the Haalpulaar might have established the indigo daraas, it was the Tuareg people who adopted and popularised the fashion, and are considered the "blue men of the Sahara" – a name they ...

Tuareg men are sometimes referred to as "blue men" as the vibrant dye of their head wraps stains their skin with a blue hue. Photograph by Frans Lemmens, Lonely Planet Images/Getty Images Prince ...

For a short time, that patch of sandy earth in the middle of the world’s largest desert is the center of Tuareg world. Men in head-covering cheches, plus traditional blue bubu robes that trail ...

Tuareg women do not wear the veil. Men do it after they reach manhood. The most famous Tuareg symbol is the Tagelmust: an often indigo blue-coloured veil also known as the Alasho. For this reason ...

These slow, slightly off-kilter rhythms are often described as camel-gait, and indeed there were 20 or so Tuareg men dressed in long blue robes and turbans sitting on camels just a few metres away ...

While it is hard to assess the level of support for the methods of militant groups among all ethnic Tuareg, the nature of their grievances is broadly the same. Their forefathers largely subdued by ...

In a riot of colour, music and dance, thousands of Tuareg have flocked to the Sebeiba festival that ... of women who are adorned with glittering jewellery and henna tattoos. The men parade their ...