Mauritania Country Commercial Guide
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The gas sector is now fully operational, creating demand for operations and maintenance services, subsea and platform equipment, metering and automation systems, marine logistics, waste management, and emergency response. In mining, the state-owned mining company (SNIM) is undertaking a massive rail and port modernization program to double export capacity by 2030, creating opportunities for rolling stock, fuel systems, and workshop suppliers. Kinross Tasiast, one of the largest gold mines in Africa, has reached record output following its successful capacity expansion project to reach 24,000 tons per day, and is now sourcing processing equipment, power solutions, and water treatment technologies.

In the energy sector, renewable generation is expanding, supported by international partners. The Boulenouar wind farm is operational, and the World Bank is financing the first BESS project, opening opportunities for storage technology, control systems, and hybrid generation plants. Green hydrogen has emerged as a flagship ambition with distinct projects such as Chariot/TotalEnergies’ “Nour” and CWP’s “AMAN” project. During Mauritanides 2025, Mauritania’s seventh international mining, oil and gas, and energy conference, Polish company Hynfra and Chinese company UEG signed framework agreements in the green hydrogen space. Those projects will require desalination plants, grid connections, port infrastructure, and specialized engineering services long before construction begins.
Outside of extractives, the financial technology landscape is modernizing as well. The Central Bank is working with Giesecke+Devrient on a possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) and has upgraded the national switch (GIMTEL), creating space for private solutions in mobile payments, merchant acceptance, cybersecurity, and fraud management. The fisheries sector remains vital, with a EU–Mauritania sustainable fisheries protocol running through 2026. Sustainability concerns, especially over small pelagic stocks, are creating demand for traceability systems, cold storage, and certification services. Agriculture in the Senegal River valley continues to expand, with irrigation rehabilitation, mechanization, and solar-powered cold chain solutions high on the priority list.

As international companies arrive seeking opportunities in multiple sectors, the hospitality sub-sector is improving services. Mauritania’s first 5-star hotel, the Sheraton Nouakchott Hotel, is expected to open in 2025. Additionally, the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM), a public agency established in 2021 that is responsible for foreign investment promotion, reports to the Prime Ministry and has autonomy in scope and function. A one-stop shop for foreign investors, APIM provides services for registering a company, which now takes only one to two days, completing administrative procedures, and understanding local taxation and business conditions.  

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