Toubou
Noun
Meaning
Toubou pl (plural only)
A Saharan ethnic group inhabiting northern Chad, southern Libya, northeastern Niger and northwestern Sudan.
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His main adversaries were the Hausa to the west, the Tuareg and Toubou to the north, and the Bulala to the east.
During the Maïnassara regime, human rights abuses were reported by foreign NGOs, including the discovery of 150 dead bodies in a mass grave at Boultoungoure, thought to be Toubou rebels.
Lower percentages were reported among the Sara (38%) and the Toubou (2%).
Since 1990 Tuareg and Toubou groups that had been leading the Tuareg Rebellion claiming they lacked attention and resources from the central government.