Mauritanian National Army

What Mauritanian National Army does

The Mauritanian National Army (الجيش الوطني الموريتاني / Forces Armées Nationales) is the official national military force of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, established in 1960 following independence from France and headquartered in Nouakchott. It operates under the Ministry of National Defense, with the President of the Republic serving as Supreme Commander. Its mission set covers national sovereignty and territorial defense, counter-terrorism, border security, regional stability, humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and development support roles. The Army is led by Chief of General Staff General de division Mohamed Vall Rayess Rayess, with General de division Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Boyde as Deputy Chief of General Staff, and Hanouna Ould Sidi serving as Minister of Defense and Affairs of Retired Persons and Martyrs' Children.

The Army's primary "products" are institutional rather than commercial: an official digital platform (armee.mr) delivering news, press releases, recruitment information, and organizational structure; the official Army Magazine (مجلة الجيش / Akhbar El Jeich), with 104 archived issues in Arabic and French since 1957; a military recruitment and enrollment service (الاكتتاب); a documentation and video archive of military ceremonies and activities; and an official condolences/necrology channel. The technology stack is conventional web-based content delivery, with no proprietary commercial technology disclosed. It is funded entirely through government budgetary allocations, with no commercial pricing model, and serves the Mauritanian state and citizens as its sole principal constituency.

Strategically, the Army participates in the G5 Sahel Joint Force for regional counter-terrorism, contributes a battalion to UN peacekeeping operations under MINUSCA in the Central African Republic, and maintains bilateral defense cooperation with Senegal, France, the United States, the EU, Turkey, Japan, and Italy. In 2025 it commemorated its 65th anniversary and secured National Assembly ratification of laws modernizing the statutory framework governing army personnel. The Army is an enduring state institution rather than a commercial enterprise, and its strategic posture is defined by sovereign defense duties, regional security commitments, and multilateral diplomatic engagement.

Name

Mauritanian National Army

Legal name

الجيش الوطني الموريتاني

Website

https://armee.mr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Mauritanian National Army is the official national military force of Mauritania, headquartered in Nouakchott, providing sovereign defense, territorial security, counter-terrorism, and regional peacekeeping while funded entirely through government budget allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Defense and Military Services

NAICS

National Security (928110), National Security (92811)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Operations & Force Readiness (BPAIAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disaster Response & Search and Rescue (SAR) (BPADADAA)

Keywords

• National defense
• Military services
• Territorial security
• Peacekeeping operations
• Defense cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nouakchott

HQ country

Mauritania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Mauritanian National Army is the official national military force of Mauritania, responsible for national defense, territorial integrity protection, border security, counter-terrorism operations, and participation in international peacekeeping missions. It operates a public-facing digital platform (armee.mr) that distributes institutional information, press releases, recruitment notices, and military history to the Mauritanian public. The organization is also responsible for operating the bilingual Army Magazine (مجلة الجيش / Akhbar El Jeich), maintaining official necrology/condolences communications, and coordinating international defense cooperation.

Product overview

The Mauritanian National Army operates a digital platform consisting of an official website (armee.mr) serving as the primary institutional portal, complemented by the Army Magazine (مجلة الجيش) publication archive spanning 104 issues in Arabic and French (Akhbar El Jeich). The platform provides military recruitment services, documentary archives, and official communications including death announcements. The offering is a unified informational platform with publication and recruitment modules, serving both public information and military personnel engagement functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Official Army Website (armee.mr) The official digital platform of the Mauritanian National Army providing institutional information, news, press releases, recruitment details, military history, and organizational structure to the public and prospective recruits.
• Army Magazine (مجلة الجيش / Akhbar El Jeich) Official bilingual (Arabic and French) publication of the Mauritanian National Army with over 100 archived issues (104 issues documented) covering military news, history, activities, and institutional communications.
• Akhbar El Jeich (French-language military magazine) French-language edition of the official military magazine, publishing 104 archived issues documenting Mauritanian military activities, news, and institutional communications.
• Military Recruitment Services (الاكتتاب) Recruitment platform providing enrollment information, direct enrollment (الاكتتاب) conditions for officer students, nurse staff, and competition announcements for prospective military personnel seeking to join the Mauritanian armed forces.
• Military Documentation and Video Archive (وثائق وعروض عسكرية) Documentary and military presentation archive featuring videos of military ceremonies, medical convoys, and institutional events including the 65th anniversary celebrations of the Mauritanian National Army.
• Condolences and Necrology (تعازي) Official death announcements and condolences section documenting fallen military personnel, martyrs, and retired military members of the Mauritanian National Army.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and standard.

• Senegal Armed ForcescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2011Bilateral military cooperation between Mauritania and Senegal, including joint exercises (Patouille conjointe), summer camps for children of military personnel, and exchange programs. A joint summer camp hosted 51 children (39 from Senegal, 12 from Mauritania) at the Military Secondary School in Nouakchott.
• European UnionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU military cooperation with Mauritania including visits by EU emissaries and delegation exchanges. The EU delegation included representatives for counter-terrorism coordination.
• United States of AmericamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-Mauritanian military cooperation including visits from US Embassy delegations, defense cooperation discussions, and military assistance programs.
• FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional military relations with France including high-level discussions between Mauritanian Army Chief of Staff and French Army Chief of Staff, and defense cooperation activities.
• JapanstandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapan maintains a Defense Attaché accredited to Mauritania. The Deputy Chief of General Staff received the Japanese Defense Attaché for diplomatic cooperation discussions.
• TurkeystandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerMauritanian participation in international defense exhibitions in Turkey. The Minister of Defense participated in the 12th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) held May 5-7, 2015 in Istanbul.
• African UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in African defense cooperation frameworks including the Conference of African Chiefs of Defense Staff, and joint peacekeeping operations under MINUSMA.
• G5 Sahel ForcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMauritanian military participation in the G5 Sahel Joint Force for regional security and counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel region.
• United NationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMauritanian military contribution to UN peacekeeping missions, including the Mauritanian Battalion deployed to the Central African Republic as part of MINUSCA.
• ItalystandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerMilitary cooperation with Italy including visits by Italian Military Attaché based in Rabat who conducted working visits to Mauritania.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• G5 Sahel Joint Force: Multinational Sahel counter-terrorism force of which the Mauritanian Army is a member. Comparable as the regional coalition within which the Army conducts its core external security mission.
• MINUSCA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic): UN peacekeeping mission that hosts the Mauritanian Battalion deployed to the CAR. Compares as the operational framework through which the Mauritanian Army exercises its international peacekeeping contribution.
• African Union Mission for Somalia (ATMIS): Regional peacekeeping framework in which African armed forces deploy troops. Compares to the Mauritanian Army in its MINUSCA and AU peacekeeping participation, though as a coalition administrator rather than a national military.

Broad incumbents

• French Armed Forces (Ministère des Armées): Traditional defense partner of Mauritania with high-level chief-of-staff engagement and historical colonial-era military ties. Comparable as a professional francophone military, but vastly larger and a supplier/cooperator rather than a direct regional competitor.
• United States Department of Defense: Active bilateral defense partner providing military assistance, embassy-level engagement, and training to Mauritania. Comparable in mission space (national defense, regional security) but at a fundamentally different scale and as a partner rather than a peer.

Regional players

• Algerian People's National Army (ANP): Large regional Maghreb military force sharing counter-terrorism and border-security responsibilities near Mauritania. Comparable in mandate (national defense + regional stability) and francophone security cooperation, though at far greater scale.
• Senegalese Armed Forces: Direct neighboring West African military with which the Mauritanian Army conducts joint exercises and youth exchange programs. Highly comparable in mandate, Western training orientation, and Sahel security role.
• Malian Armed Forces: West African Sahel military historically partnered with Mauritania through G5 Sahel and MINUSMA. Comparable in regional counter-terrorism mission, though currently operating under very different political conditions post-2020 coups.
• Nigerien Armed Forces: Sahel neighbor and G5 Sahel partner with overlapping counter-terrorism and border-security mandates. Comparable in scale, Western training posture (until 2023), and regional security cooperation with Mauritania.
• Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR): Major Maghreb military with extensive Western (esp. US/French) defense partnerships and a regional security footprint that overlaps with Mauritania's. Comparable as a francophone Maghreb military with peacekeeping and counter-terrorism roles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookweb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=107023957342233
• Xx.com/armee_mr

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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