• Source: Mass media in Mauritania

      • The mass media in Mauritania is undergoing a shift into a "freer journalistic environment", while becoming increasingly open to private sector.
      The laws governing media are the most liberal in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. As of 2010, Reporters Without Borders ranked Mauritania 99 out of 178 in its worldwide index of press freedom. In 2024, it was ranked 33rd out of 180 countries.
      A setback for press freedom occurred in 2009, when Hanevy Ould Dehah, editor of the website Taqadoumy, was imprisoned for several months, with an arbitrarily extended prison sentence, on the grounds of offending morals. Journalists may be banned in Mauritania for publishing work that undermines Islam.
      After the 2008 military coup, the new regime clamped down on some radio and television journalists, while other media enjoyed freedom of speech, notably "Le Calame" and "La Tribune". Poorly paid journalists often edit work on demand by politicians or business interests. Self-censoring and lack of sources for articles are other problems marring balanced reporting in Mauritania.


      Print


      Print media are enjoying a period of freedom under the current government, and freedom of speech is, for the most part, flourishing. The most popular print publications in Mauritania today are sensationalist newspapers called "peshmergas".

      Akhbar Nouakchott, daily, in Arabic
      Le Calame (Al-Qalam), weekly, in Arabic and French OCLC 887897109
      Chaab, daily, in Arabic
      L'Eveil-Hebdo, weekly
      Horizons, daily, in French
      Journal Officiel, Government journal of record OCLC 45951100
      Al-Mourabit
      Nouakchott Info, daily, in French
      Le Quotidien de Nouakchott
      Rajoul Echaree.


      Television



      Mauritania's TV stations are state-owned. In 2010, however, the government passed legislation to open broadcasting to the private sector. Mauritania's public television station also has six regional stations that offer local programming.

      Television de Mauritanie (TVM), in Arabic and French
      News agencies:

      Mauritanian News Agency (AMI), public agency
      Maurinews, privately owned.


      Radio



      Mauritania's radio stations are state-owned. In 2010, however, the government passed legislation to open broadcasting to the private sector.

      Radio Mauritanie, in Arabic and French
      Radio France Internationale
      BBC World Service, FM 106.9 in Nouakchott and 102.4 in Nouadhibou
      Agence Indépendante d'information ALAKHBAR. Première agence d’information indépendante en Mauritanie. Elle publie en Arabe et en Français.


      Telecommunications



      Mauritel, which was privatized in 2001, maintains a monopoly over fixed-line service.
      Mobile phone service is mostly restricted to urban areas, where 70 out of 100 people have mobile phones. Moroccan-owned Maroc Telecom operates in Mauritania, as well as Burkina Faso, Gabon and Mali.


      See also



      Cinema of Mauritania
      Arab States Broadcasting Union
      Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA)


      References




      Bibliography


      "Mauritania: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 9781857431315. ISSN 0065-3896. (Includes information about broadcast media)
      "Mauritania", Freedom of the Press, United States: Freedom House, 2016, OCLC 57509361


      External links


      Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "News (by country): Mauritania". Africa South of the Sahara. United States – via Stanford University. Annotated directory
      "Cridem.org" (in French). Carrefour de la République Islamique de Mauritanie. (News site)

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