Infrastructure and access
- Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure3
- Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure3
- Submarine / International Cable Infrastructure3
- Data Center / Cloud Infrastructure1
- Gateway/Capacity Services1
Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa
MR
Mauritania
Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.
Location in the world
Mauritania
Africa
Mauritania🇲🇷
- Population (2024)
- 5,169,395
- Total area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Area in square miles
- 397,955.33 mi²
- Coastline
- 754 km
National digital inclusion context
A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.
This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Mauritania in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.
The documented portfolio emphasizes Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Submarine / International Cable Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.
Portfolio pattern
What the documented response contains.
Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.
Specific technologies
- Fiber/Fiber Optic3
- Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable2
- Data Center/Centre1
- GEO satellite communications1
- Internet Exchange Point (IXP)1
Intervention classification
- Infrastructure and Specific Technology7
- Neither explicitly identified4
- Satellite Broadband + Regulatory Enablement + Rural Access1
Education and workforce
Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.
2 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 2 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.
Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.
Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.
Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.
Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.
Project and initiative portfolio
12 documented records
Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.
01National Internet exchange
Mauritania Internet Exchange Point (IXP)
WARCIP component / operational · National network ecosystemView details
National Internet exchange
Mauritania Internet Exchange Point (IXP)
WARCIP component / operational · National network ecosystemStatus / periodWARCIP component / operationalLocationNational network ecosystemPopulationISPs, content providers and end usersOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Localizes Internet traffic, improves performance and reduces dependence on costly international transit.
Activities and approach: Internet exchange point
02Satellite connectivity; telecommunications market expansion; rural access
Mauritania Satellite Communications Licensing and Access Expansion
Provisional licence awards announced July 2026 · Mauritania nationwide, especially remote and underserved areasView details
Satellite connectivity; telecommunications market expansion; rural access
Mauritania Satellite Communications Licensing and Access Expansion
Provisional licence awards announced July 2026 · Mauritania nationwide, especially remote and underserved areasStatus / periodProvisional licence awards announced July 2026LocationMauritania nationwide, especially remote and underserved areasPopulationResidents and businesses in areas with weak or unavailable terrestrial connectivityOrganizationsAutorité de Régulation (ARE); BRAINSAT; VMD; MattelFundingProvisional bids include US$800,000 reference price for mobile satellite services and US$3 million for satellite capacity
Introduces additional satellite service and capacity providers to improve national coverage and create alternatives for remote communities.
Activities and approach: Competitive satellite licensing; personal mobile satellite communications; sale of satellite capacity
03Women’s skills, entrepreneurship and digital-inclusion cooperation project
Mauritania–Canary Islands Fashion Cluster Women Skills and Entrepreneurship Pilot
First training phase completed August 2026 · MauritaniaView details
Women’s skills, entrepreneurship and digital-inclusion cooperation project
Mauritania–Canary Islands Fashion Cluster Women Skills and Entrepreneurship Pilot
First training phase completed August 2026 · MauritaniaStatus / periodFirst training phase completed August 2026LocationMauritaniaPopulationWomen entrepreneurs and local fashion-sector participantsOrganizationsGovernment of the Canary Islands; Agenda 2030 / IRLab; Spanish Embassy; Mauritanian local firmsFundingCanary Islands cooperation / SDG pilot funding; amount not stated
supporting women’s economic participation and reducing gendered digital and opportunity gaps through skills, enterprise development and regional cooperation
Activities and approach: Training and fashion-cluster development; support for local talent, women’s entrepreneurship and SDG-linked pilot activity
EducationWorkforce
04Digital infrastructure
National Data Center under WARCIP
WARCIP component / operational · NationalView details
Digital infrastructure
National Data Center under WARCIP
WARCIP component / operational · NationalStatus / periodWARCIP component / operationalLocationNationalPopulationGovernment, businesses and Internet usersOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Provides domestic digital infrastructure that supports e-government, hosting and local digital services alongside expanded broadband.
Activities and approach: National data centre
05National broadband backbone
WARCIP National Fiber Backbone – Missing Links
Completed / operational · Nationally underserved corridorsView details
National broadband backbone
WARCIP National Fiber Backbone – Missing Links
Completed / operational · Nationally underserved corridorsStatus / periodCompleted / operationalLocationNationally underserved corridorsPopulationResidents, operators and institutions in previously unserved areasOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Deployed major fiber backbone links that expanded broadband reach and dramatically reduced wholesale bandwidth costs.
Activities and approach: ~1,700 km fiber backbone
06Regional and rural broadband backbone
WARDIP Cross-Border and Lagging-Region Fiber Links
Planned/implementation · Border areas and nationally lagging regionsView details
Regional and rural broadband backbone
WARDIP Cross-Border and Lagging-Region Fiber Links
Planned/implementation · Border areas and nationally lagging regionsStatus / periodPlanned/implementationLocationBorder areas and nationally lagging regionsPopulationRemote and underserved communitiesOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Deploys missing cross-border fiber links and infrastructure in lagging/border regions to expand broadband coverage beyond core urban areas.
Activities and approach: Cross-border fiber; regional backbone
07International broadband resilience
WARDIP International Submarine Cable Diversification
Planned/implementation under WARDIP · International cable landing connectivityView details
International broadband resilience
WARDIP International Submarine Cable Diversification
Planned/implementation under WARDIP · International cable landing connectivityStatus / periodPlanned/implementation under WARDIPLocationInternational cable landing connectivityPopulationNational Internet users and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Diversifies international connectivity by linking the ACE landing station to an additional submarine cable, improving resilience and capacity.
Activities and approach: Submarine cable interconnection
08Border broadband
WARDIP Mauritania – Border-Area Connectivity
Planned/ongoing · Border regionsView details
Border broadband
WARDIP Mauritania – Border-Area Connectivity
Planned/ongoing · Border regionsStatus / periodPlanned/ongoingLocationBorder regionsPopulationResidents and businesses in border areasOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Extends broadband into border zones and lagging regions.
Activities and approach: Fiber/backhaul
09Digital financial inclusion
WARDIP Mauritania – Digital Financial Services Development
Planned/ongoing · NationwideView details
Digital financial inclusion
WARDIP Mauritania – Digital Financial Services Development
Planned/ongoing · NationwideStatus / periodPlanned/ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationUnbanked and underserved usersOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Expands digital financial services using improved connectivity and market frameworks.
Activities and approach: Digital finance platforms
10Digital skills and entrepreneurship
WARDIP Mauritania – Digital Skills, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Planned/ongoing · NationwideView details
Digital skills and entrepreneurship
WARDIP Mauritania – Digital Skills, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Planned/ongoing · NationwideStatus / periodPlanned/ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationYouth, startups and entrepreneursOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Builds skills and innovation so broadband access translates into jobs and enterprise growth.
Activities and approach: Digital skills; startup support
EducationWorkforce
11Digital public services
WARDIP Mauritania – eGovernment Development
Planned/ongoing · NationwideView details
Digital public services
WARDIP Mauritania – eGovernment Development
Planned/ongoing · NationwideStatus / periodPlanned/ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens and public agenciesOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Uses new broadband capacity to expand digital government services.
Activities and approach: eGovernment platforms
12International connectivity
WARDIP Mauritania – Second International Submarine Cable Diversification
Planned/ongoing · Mauritania coastView details
International connectivity
WARDIP Mauritania – Second International Submarine Cable Diversification
Planned/ongoing · Mauritania coastStatus / periodPlanned/ongoingLocationMauritania coastPopulationNational Internet users and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Mauritania; World Bank
Diversifies international access beyond ACE, improving resilience and wholesale capacity.
Activities and approach: Submarine cable interconnection
Evidence boundary
Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.
Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.
Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.
Evidence and contextProfile Sources+
These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.
- Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Mauritania. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mauritania/
- International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
- World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Mauritania. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=MR
- World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Mauritania. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=MR