[2] After residing in Guinea for two years, Basse returned to Senegal, where she was in charge of directing the Maternal and Child Protection Center.
Later in Italy, she served as Senegal's permanent representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 1961 to 1966.
In 1968, she was appointed director of Senegal's l'Institut de Technologie Alimentaire (Institute of Food Technology) where she researched the processing of fruits, vegetables, grains, and animal products.
Basse was frequently seen on Senegalese national television (ORTS) promoting "local consumption" of foods.
[1] Basse was a founding member of the Senegalese section of the African Cultural Community, an organization founded by Wole Soyinka that seeks to aid African intellectuals and artists in adapting to the unique challenges of the modern era.