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Mauritania.

Islamic Republic of Mauritania · Nouakchott · 5.2M people · africa

Governmentpresidential republicLanguagesArabic (official and national), Pular, SoninkeArea1.0M km²Sanctioned entities9Active conflicts2CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
87.0
Moderate risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Mauritania becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Mauritania · 90-day event volume
22
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 8
REFUGEE FLOWAL-QAEDA ATTAC2026-03-312026-05-152026-06-28
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 162
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 1total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
81/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 6.31%inflation pct: 2.49%unemployment pct: 10.26%
Market Stress
0/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 1negative signals 30d: 1
Sanctions Exposure
98/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 9is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
57/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 68.7literacy rate: 59.50%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
43Moderate
Security
0Stable
Economic
52Elevated
Regulatory
2Stable
Operational
20Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 41 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
37.5
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
42.1
03Republic of South Sudan
47.2
04Federal Republic of Somalia
47.2
05Arab Republic of Egypt
47.9
06State of Libya
48.3
07Democratic Republic of the Congo
56.6
08Republic of South Africa
60.8
41Islamic Republic of Mauritania· this country
87.0
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 16 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$10.9B
▲ $181.2M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$2.1K
▼ $26 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
2.5%
▼ 2.5% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
10.3%
▼ 0.1% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
5.2M
▲ 147.0K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
2.16%
▼ 0.11% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
68.7 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
45.8%
▲ 0.8% YoY
Security8 recent events · 2 conflicts · 1 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
22
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-06-18
SEV 2
ECOWAS-Mauritania Talks
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-18
SEV 3
Proposed Regional Summit
Summit Meeting
2026-06-17
SEV 5
Green Hydrogen Projects
Energy Project
2026-06-14
SEV 8
Al-Qaeda attacks
Terrorist Attack
2026-06-07
SEV 5
ICRC aid in Sahel
Humanitarian Aid
2026-06-04
SEV 4
Mauritania Refugee Aid
Humanitarian Aid
2026-06-04
SEV 6
Mauritania Drought
Drought
2026-06-04
SEV 8
Mali Refugees in Mauritania
Refugee Flow
Active conflicts involving Mauritania
Boko Haram insurgency
Insurgency · 22779 dispatches
Critical · 100
Western Sahara conflict
Civil War · 3657 dispatches
Critical · 96.1
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations

Saudi, Egyptian and Qatari foreign ministers denounce threats to maritime navigation in phone call

Saudi, Egyptian, and Qatari foreign ministers denounced threats to maritime navigation in a phone call on Saturday.

Saudi GazetteSaudi Arabia · Egypt · Qatar
International Relations
Saudi FM attends Arab Consultative Meeting and meets counterparts of Syria, Sudan and Mauritania in Amman
Saudi Gazette
Geopolitical Conflict
Shugaban Mauritania ya yafe wa mutum 9 da aka ɗaure kan laifin ta'addanci
RFI
Critical Tech & Minerals
Alake Seeks End To Raw Mineral Exports As AFNIS Secures $600m Investments
Arise News
Critical Tech & Minerals
AFNIS Attracts $600m Investments in Four Years, Alake Seeks End to Raw Mineral Exports
THISDAYLIVE
ECOWAS holds high-level security talks with Mauritanian President
Channel Africa
AFNIS 2026 Targets New Partnerships, Investments, Execution Pathways for Africa’s Resource Development — Alake
DAILY TIMES Nigeria
Six Weeks to Respond. Eight African Economies in Washington’s Crosshairs
Africa.com
AFNIS 2026: Alake rallies Africa to break raw materials curse
The Sun Nigeria
Ohmium and Hynfra Sign Master Cooperation Agreement to Advance Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Projects in the Middle East and Africa
City AM
Think tanks · this country2 articles from research institutions tracking Mauritania
Brookings
Foresight Africa at the 2026 Spring Meetings: How the world’s economic leaders are preparing for the next crisis
At the 2026 Spring Meetings, global economic leaders convened to address rising fragmentation and geopolitical shifts, identifying three crisis scenarios while emphasizing regional coordination, evidence-based policymaking, and preserving financial buffers to navigate prolonged economic challenges ahead.
May 1, 2026
Brookings
How the Middle East crisis is testing African resilience and global development
Global leaders at the 2026 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings discussed how the Middle East conflict, particularly the Strait of Hormuz closure, threatens development agendas in emerging economies through fuel supply disruptions and commodity market volatility.
Apr 29, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Mauritania-tagged articles · last 30 days
Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani
personlast · Jun 20
9
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
personlast · Jun 21
5
Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug
personlast · Jun 28
3
Dahane Beida
personlast · Jun 19
3
Dr. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug
personlast · Jun 23
1
Hanana Ould Sidi
personlast · Jun 16
1
Mohamed El Ghazouani
personlast · Jun 16
1
Fatima Cheikh Mohammad Bouya
personlast · Jun 14
1
Abderrahmane Ahmed Daddah
personlast · Jun 4
1
El Houssein Ould Sidi Abdallah
personlast · Jun 3
1
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Mauritania will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.