Romanticized by European colonizers as fierce, camel-riding warriors swathed in indigo veils, the semi-nomadic Tuareg people of North and West Africa for centuries coaxed a livelihood from their ...

Among the Tuareg it's the men, not the women, who go veiled. Hardened Tuareg warriors, knowing with precision how fabulous they look, arise out of the desert on their tall, swift cloud-white ...

Countless generations of Tuareg warriors ruled this realm, demanding tribute from merchants plying the caravan routes and raiding sedentary tribes along the Niger River for animals and slaves.

The Tuareg are a semi-nomadic people of Berber descent who practice ... During the 10-day event, male dancers, dressed as warriors and wielding swords, perform to the singing and drumbeat of women who ...

Other Tuareg from Niger and southern Algeria are also reported to be going to Libya to join Gaddafi loyalists. "These people are travelling through the desert. Nobody controls the borders in the ...

“There’s been a tradition of revolutionary music in the Tuareg people, it’s always been a way to encourage our warriors, and a way to educate younger people about what it’s like to fight ...

Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have claimed to have seized control of a military camp and posts in the town of Bourem after weeks of fighting against the national army and Wagner mercenaries ...

Five months ago, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar released a new album called Funeral for Justice, a furious, frenetic fusion of psychedelia, hard rock, and West African desert blues that left critics ...

BAMAKO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Fresh fighting broke out between Mali's army and northern Tuareg rebels on Sunday, with the rebels claiming to have taken control of two army bases in the central town ...