THE "ROCKY MOUNTAIN" DESERT WARRIORS IN AFRICA
Toubou or Tubu (Tibu, Tibbu, Tebu, Tubu, Tebou, Umbararo) people are distinct semi-nomadic and Nilo-Saharan speaking ethnic group found mostly in northern Chad, but also in southern Libya, northeastern Niger and northwestern Sudan where they are a minority. The Toubou are well-known as "desert warriors" living in the eastern and central Sahara. They are a dark-skinned people of mixed ancestry, most likely of Nilotic descent.
