Madar (Nouakchott) - President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Thursday, November 5, 2026, inaugurated several facilities completed under the first phase of the Nouakchott emergency development programme and laid foundation stones for second-phase projects, during a tour of districts in the capital's three regions, according to the presidency's official page.
The tour followed a ceremony in the Nouakchott South region at which the president inaugurated the first phase through the "Injaz" app and launched the second, as part of celebrations marking the 66th anniversary of national independence, the Mauritanian News Agency reported.
Under the first phase, the president opened the multi-sports hall in Arafat, the El Mina health centre (PK 13), the Riyadh health centre (PK 7), as well as the Ould Boubout primary school and the health centre in the Socogim neighbourhood of Ksar.
For the second phase, he laid the foundation stones for the Riyadh stadium in Nouakchott South, the extension of the drinking water distribution network in Toujounine in Nouakchott North, the public garden at Place Ghe in Teyarett, and the rehabilitation of the north and east electrical substations.
According to the review presented at the ceremony, the first phase was carried out over 16 months at a cost of 69 billion old ouguiyas. In health, 18 of the 28 planned centres were completed, five more are due within a month and work on the remaining five is more than 80% done. Some 1,335 classrooms were also built.
The second phase, also planned over 16 months, has a budget of about 115 billion old ouguiyas, including 2.4 billion for youth and sport, covering upgrades to the Riyadh stadium and 24 local pitches, 6.5 billion for water and sanitation, 14.8 billion for electricity and street lighting, with 41 new substations and the modernisation of existing ones, and 3.1 billion for the environment and urban development, including a public square in Teyarett.
