Anthropology-The Tuareg Group

The Tu areg are nomadic pastoralist people who initially inhabited the Saharan dessert in north of Africa. Presently they are by and large found in West and Union African countries.Their settlement spreads in the countries Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya and Burkina Faso. They no yearner perpetrate massive standoffishness nomadisim as they did before mainly beca uptake of the liberty of the country. The Toureg group currently feelings numerous problems referable to different changes in environment, political and cultural issues that oblige forced them to change their route of living (Rodd, 1966).Problems and Threats facing the TuaregsThe Tuareg face holy terror of their culture being completely extinct. Tuareg are losing their culture as they interact and labor assimilated into early(a) cultures. The Tuareg way of flavour has been stop by political changes where their territories have been rakehell and brought infra different governance by different independent countri es in northwest Africa. The Tuareg for example can no longer freely practice nomadism or the long Trans Saharan trade they utilise to practice before.They have to adhere to the rules and regulations set up by the different countries that occupy the territories that were one time theirs (Ghoubeid, Prasse & Mohamed, 2003).Tuaregs can no longer use their way of governance that was characterised by an forum of chiefs who made rules, solved problems and generally governed the community. They have to adhere to the modern forms of governance used by the country in which they live. The event that they can no longer do things the way they used to threatens the survival of their culture.Competition for resources with new(prenominal) West and North African groups resultanting into conflicts is a major problem facing the Tuareg. These conflicts are intense in the Sahel region which is a less arid savannah rush that has greener pastures and more water as compared to the other parts of the Sahara Dessert.The fact that they can no longer practice pastoralism and nomadism as it has been limit by the independent countries has made their life so difficult that they have to odour for alternative sources of income (Mortimore, 1972).Desertification is a threat to the Tuaregs. This performance which is enhanced by human activities such as logging of trees to meet the firewood and charcoal grey needs of individuals in the society has greatly affected the Tuaregs (Keenan, 1973).It has made pastures and water more scarce making the lives of these individuals hard. Constant point of draughts and famines which usually leave the fund of the Tuaregs dead is a threat as they depend to the highest degree on broth for their living (Ghoubeid, Prasse & Mohamed, 2003).The Tuaregs have had to take realm or try look for jobs in cities so as to earn nearly income that will enhance their survival.The independence of Mali and Niger has guide to several uprisings that put the To uregs against the presidential termal officials in these countries. The Tuaregs have been fighting for their independence as the Mali and Niger regimes have been very repressive to them.This resulted to the Touregs move towards urban centres and to other neighbouring countries where they became refugees. Return to their countries has unendingly been met with hostility and violence which pushed the Turaegs into arming themselves against these tyrannic regimes.The war between this group and the government military has resulted to loss of lives, destruction of berth (in this case livestock for the Tuaregs) and left many wounded (Geels, 2006). The Turaegs who went back to their countries have been respectively arrested by the police and put under constant surveillance. The two governments basically diplomacy these individuals with a lot of discrimination.The Tuaregs also face the problem of being ignored by the foreign community. They never receive international supporter and n o one seems to be addressing their needs and plight. In 1992, the Tuaregs were declared the most threatened group in the cosmea as thousands had died as a result of desertification and repression yet no international aid had been availed to them. This was reported by the Humanitarian memorial tablet Mdecins Sans Frontires.