The UNHCR says it is important to make sure the repatriation of the Mauritanian refugees is sustainable and that the returnees become self-sufficient.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Returning from a month's holiday in Europe, President Abdoulaye Wade says he sympathizes with the suffering of those whose homes are flooded but says this year's rains are a mixed blessing as they will lead to bigger harvests that will make Senegal nearly food self-sufficient.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08