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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. -
Up to 2,000 flee fighting in Senegal
10 May 2002 Temporarily settled in two border towns in southern Gambia, they are adopting a wait-and-see attitude and are reluctant to move into a refugee camp further inland.