Mauritania's High Authority for the Press and Audiovisual (HAPA) has published a provisional list of 35 media outlets that, according to its assessment, meet an acceptable level of professional and organisational requirements, as part of the 2026 classification of national press organisations.
The outlets on the list comprise five audiovisual broadcasters, eight print publications and 22 online media outlets. The authority placed three other outlets in the "criteria to be completed" category: two television channels, including El Wataniya, and the outlet Atlas Info.
The assessment drew on data from the 2026 national survey of the press landscape, media pluralism reports and a review of website content, as well as applications for public support, the professional register of journalists and applications for press cards.
HAPA called on media outlets to engage positively with the classification criteria, adding that the order of names on the list implies no preference or ranking among them.
