Nouakchott Beach Cleanup and Hospital Equipment Crisis

Concluded this Saturday, October 24, 2026 in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott, the major national campaign for cleaning and protecting the coastal environment spanned 33 kilometers of the city's coastline. The initiative successfully collected and removed more than 230 tons of solid and plastic waste, with the active participation of municipal teams and youth associations, running parallel to a field campaign focused on cleaning major bus stations and their surroundings to curb visual and environmental pollution at the capital's entry points.

In the healthcare and services sector, the president of the Mauritanian College of Specialists sparked a wide public debate today after raising open questions regarding the destination of public tenders aimed at acquiring magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment for national hospitals. He warned of the worsening suffering of patients, who are forced to wait weeks or resort to private clinics at exorbitant costs. Meanwhile, civil society organizations and mosque imams in Nouakchott have launched a national blood donation campaign following communal prayers to alleviate the critical shortages recorded in blood banks and emergency rooms.