Cika wannan jumla: A ranar 6 ga Afrilu 2012, National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (Faransa: MNLA) ta bayyana Azawad a matsayin mai zaman kanta daga Jamhuriyar Mali bayan wani
wanda aka fara ta da jerin wasu 'yan tawayen Tuareg. Ana kiranta Jihar Azawad mai zaman kanta.