Conclusion

- Unfortunately Tuareg life still remains in turmoil

• The Tuareg people are essentially impossible to govern, at least in the way that it is being attempted since the end of the colonial era
• By nature, the Tuareg people are not amassed in one central location, they are instead divided across many many miles, and across multiple african countries

- The Tuareg consider the desert itself to be their home, but that is not represented in the construction of the North African countries following French Colonialism

• The borders established do not necessarily represent the people within them

- The efforts of the governments of Mali and Niger to control the Tuareg population through legislation is like fitting a square peg into a round hole

- regulation is so difficult because they are trying to prescribe a set of rules for all people at once, something that may work for a regular Malian citizen will likely not apply to a Tuareg individual, not to mention the fact that the Tuareg population is completely decentralized and therefore, something that applies to one group of Tuareg people may not apply to another

- The Tuareg people face many struggles, but things like the Festival Au Desert at least offer some hope

• The music is a way to convey their struggles to the outside world
• If the Tuareg People are to find peace and respect for their way of life, their music will be the key