Mauritania Communications
Telephone
Country code: 222 (no area codes). Outgoing international calls must go through the operator.
Mobile Telephone
Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone operators. Coverage is limited to urban areas.
Internet
There are several Internet cafes in Nouakchott.
Post
International postal facilities are limited to main cities. Airmail to Europe takes approximately two weeks.
Media
Mauritania's TV and radio stations are state-owned. As such, coverage favours the government and opposition access to is limited. Newspapers are in French and Arabic. Under press law, newspapers can be banned for publishing material that is perceived to threaten national security or undermine Islam.
Press
• Chaab is a state-run daily, in Arabic.
• Horizon is a state-run daily, in French.
• Nouakchott-Info and Akhbar Nouakchott are private dailies.
• Weeklies include Le Calame, L’Eveil-Hebdo and Rajoul Echarée.
• Horizon is a state-run daily, in French.
• Nouakchott-Info and Akhbar Nouakchott are private dailies.
• Weeklies include Le Calame, L’Eveil-Hebdo and Rajoul Echarée.
TV
• Mauritanian TV broadcasts programmes in Arabic, French and other local languages.
Radio
• Radio Mauritania.
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