{"slug":"mauritania","name":"Mauritania","short_name":"Mauritania","iso_code":"MR","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Africa","subregion":"Western Africa","overview":"Mauritania adopted a national AI strategy in 2024 according to government announcements; the text was not verified from an official source. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems. This record exists so that coverage is complete and honest: it will be expanded when an official AI instrument is published or a reviewer adds one with its source.","regulatory_status_summary":"Mauritania adopted a national AI strategy in 2024 according to government announcements; the text was not verified from an official source. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: no AI-specific instrument recorded. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Gouvernement de Mauritanie","url":"https://www.mauritania.mr/","role":"Official government portal; AI policy lead not yet identified"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Gouvernement de Mauritanie","publisher":"Government of Mauritania","url":"https://www.mauritania.mr/","document_type":"official","tier":1},{"title":"Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide (country table)","publisher":"UNCTAD","url":"https://unctad.org/page/data-protection-and-privacy-legislation-worldwide","document_type":"secondary","tier":3}],"related_jurisdictions":["african-union","senegal","morocco"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/mauritania","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.mauritania.mr/","source_title":"Gouvernement de Mauritanie","source_publisher":"Government of Mauritania","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[]}