Government reviews first-phase results

Mauritania is preparing second phases of the Nouakchott development programme and an emergency programme for wider access to basic services and local development. Prime Minister El Moctar Ould Djay chaired a ministerial committee meeting on Thursday to review the plans, AMI Mauritanie reported.

According to AMI Mauritanie, participants reviewed the first phase of the capital programme and its reported results in basic-service access and urban infrastructure. They said most components had been completed, while some had encountered implementation delays. The initial phase had addressed needs and priorities identified through consultations with local administrators, elected representatives and other local participants.

Readiness and priorities under examination

The committee examined the readiness of the sectors involved in launching the second phase, including work to identify priority interventions and mobilise the necessary resources. Officials also considered arrangements required to complete preparations. Neither report provided a launch date or presented the next phases as already under way.

Ould Djay called for lessons to be drawn from the first phase, including an assessment of implementation difficulties and possible responses. He instructed the relevant sectors to finish preparations for both programmes and strengthen coordination among the parties involved. AMI Mauritanie said the first phase of the emergency programme remains in progress until March 2027, with early indicators described as encouraging in several components.

Ministerial missions planned

Ministerial missions are being prepared for deployment to the country’s interior under the emergency programme’s second phase, according to Sahara Medias and AMI Mauritanie. Officials reviewed sector readiness and the remaining arrangements for those missions.

The next phase of the emergency programme is intended to expand access to basic services and support local development. For Nouakchott, officials are still identifying priority interventions; the meeting’s references to urban infrastructure concerned the review of first-phase results rather than a confirmed list of projects for the second phase.