Mauritania media authority lists professional outlets
The High Authority for Press and Audiovisual releases a preliminary list of national media outlets meeting professional standards.
The High Authority for Press and Audiovisual (HAPA) of Mauritania published a preliminary list on Friday of national media outlets that satisfactorily meet the professional and institutional standards required by law. Several audiovisual outlets, including Al-Sahel, Sahara 24, Al-Mourabitoun, Al-Medina, and Chinguetti, were identified as compliant.
For online media, HAPA identified the press agency Sahara Média, the Al-Sakhra Centre, Takadoumi, Mauritanie Aujourd’hui, Belwar Média, Tawater, Al-Murasiloun, Madar, the Mauritanian press agency, Cridem, Nouakchott Direct, Libjawi, Kader, Al-Tayyar, Info Plus, Mauritanie Aujourd’hui, Al-Fikr, Al-Chourouk Media, Mauritania News, Tahaad, and Al-Muraqib. The written press list included Elilam Media Groupe, Al-Amal, La Voix des Ouvriers, Le Rénovateur, the Al-Sada group for media, Authentique, Le Quotidien de Nouakchott, Éveil Hebdo, and FOOYRE BAMTAAARE.
HAPA stated that this decision was based on a technical evaluation from an exhaustive investigation into the national journalistic landscape in 2026, along with reliability audit reports and performance evaluations of national audiovisual institutions from 2025-2026. Further technical evaluations of internet site content and a report from the professional journalists' registry also informed the list.
Why it mattersThe High Authority for Press and Audiovisual has identified national media outlets that meet professional standards, affecting how citizens access information.