Nomadic Tuaregs roam across the Sahel countries south of the Sahara, including Mali, Niger, Algeria, Mauritania and Burkina Faso

Photo: A Tuareg caravan travels north through a remote region of southern Niger July 4, 2005. Nomadic Tuaregs are an ethnic minority who roam across the Sahel countries south of the Sahara, including Mali, Niger, Algeria, Mauritania and Burkina Faso. (Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly July 4, 2005)



Photo: A Tuareg tribesman walks alongside camels through a remote region of southern Niger July 4, 2005. (Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly July 4, 2005)



Photo: A caravan of Tuareg nomads travels north through a remote region of southern Niger July 4, 2005. (Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly July 4, 2005)

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