Orphans of the Sahara

The Tuareg band says they make music to spread the message of their people.

Part two of this series explores northern Mali in 2012 as it falls to Tuareg separatists and their al-Qaeda rivals.

Part three of this series explores the astonishing wealth that lies beneath the Tuareg’s ancestral land.

The French nuclear giant responds to allegations in Al Jazeera’s documentary, Orphans of the Sahara.

The band headed by a former Tuareg liberation fighter uses music as testimony about the struggle for self-rule.

Using a mix of desert blues and western rock, the Tuareg band sings about the challenges facing their people.

With the fall of Gaddafi, thousands of Tuaregs return to Mali and Niger and launch their fight for an independent state.