Madar (Nouakchott) - Gorgol's development priority-setting exercise for 2026-2027 recorded 520 requests, including 69 previously programmed operations (13.3%) and 451 new requests (86.7%), according to results presented on Friday, October 30, 2026, in Kaedi by the delegate-general of the Taazour social agency, the Mauritanian News Agency reported.
The delegate-general and the regional governor visited several facilities, including the Diatel Tamdek dam in Monguel, rehabilitated under the emergency programme, the Lexeiba health centre, a completed school in Kanki and the mother-and-child hospital in Kaedi, which is still under construction.
In Aioun, the livestock development minister launched phase-two consultations in Hodh El Gharbi, saying public investment in the region exceeds 20 billion old ouguiyas across 475 interventions in health, education, water, electricity, agriculture, livestock and roads.
The minister urged elected officials to make "objective, frank and precise" proposals and called for "serious and rigorous" monitoring of phase one, launched in 2025, to identify and fix shortcomings.
Gorgol's consultations reported yesterday 304 work sites at 61% completion, and consultations have spread to Hodh Ech Chargui and Tiris Zemmour, with phase two due to start early next year.
