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UNHCR helps more than 10,000 Mauritanians return home
28 Apr 2009 The number of Mauritanian refugees helped home from Senegal with assistance from UNHCR after years in exile tops the 10,000 mark. -
Boost for the reintegration of Mauritanian returnees
26 Nov 2008 Mauritanian refugees receive good news as Mauritanian authorities move closer to granting national ID papers to returnees from countries like Senegal. -
Mauritania repatriation operation picks up with second convoy
14 Mar 2008 UNHCR conducts a second repatriation convoy for Mauritanian refugees in Senegal, stepping up the operation launched in January. -
First Mauritanian refugees return home after 20-year exile
29 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency launches a repatriation operation for up to 24,000 Mauritanian refugees in Senegal. -
UNHCR to start repatriating Mauritanians from late January
18 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency and the governments of Mauritania and Senegal have agreed to start repatriating some 24,000 Mauritanian refugees from January 28. -
UNHCR signs accord for repatriation of Mauritanians
13 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency signs an agreement with Senegal and Mauritania that will pave the way for the repatriation of some 24,000 Mauritanians. -
Mauritania to let 20,000 refugees return home from Mali and Senegal
22 Jun 2007 The Mauritanian government has decided to allow some 20,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring Mali and Senegal, where some of them have spent almost two decades in exile. -
Gambian border villages flooded with refugees from Senegal
23 Aug 2006 Amid reports of a fresh offensive by the Senegalese armed forces against separatists in the country's Casamance region, thousands of people have sought shelter in neighbouring Gambia. -
Football brings refugees and host societies closer
7 Jul 2006 Moves by Slovenia to deport four asylum-seeking Gambian football players have caused a public uproar. The case is one example of how football can help bridge the gap between refugees and asylum seekers and their host societies.