Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Minister of Education and Reform of the Education System, Houda Babah, announced government approval to recruit and promote 360 staff in the sector at a meeting with union representatives, Sahara Medias reported on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
The measures include recruiting 30 basic-education inspectors, promoting 30 inspectors to chief inspector, promoting 100 lower-secondary teachers to secondary level and promoting 200 teachers to the rank of lower-secondary professor.
The meeting also covered internal recruitment and promotions, updating the criteria of the President's Award for Excellence and the appointment of school heads. No timeline for implementation was given.
