What are Mauritanian proxies?

Mauritanian proxies are servers with IPs in Mauritania, letting you browse as if located there.

How do I get Mauritanian proxies?

Create a ResProxy account, select your proxy type, choose Mauritania, and start within minutes.

Which cities can I target?

City-level targeting for Nouakchott, and more.

What can I use Mauritanian proxies for?

SEO research, ad verification, market research, e-commerce monitoring, social media, and scraping West African websites.

Buy Mauritania Proxy Servers

Mauritania is a vast Saharan republic of roughly 4.9 million people straddling the cultural frontier between Arab-Berber North Africa and sub-Saharan West Africa, with an economy anchored on the SNIM iron-ore rail line running 700 kilometres from the Zouerate mines to the port of Nouadhibou and the offshore Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project operated by BP and Kosmos Energy on the Senegalese border, supporting approximately 2.99 million internet users at around 61% penetration according to DataReportal Digital 2025 - remarkably high for the Sahel, driven by subsidised mobile data and the Nouakchott urban concentration. The mobile market has three licensed operators: Mauritel (the incumbent Maroc Telecom subsidiary running Mauritel Mobiles and the Masrvi wallet), Mattel (the Tunisie Telecom-Orascom joint venture), and Chinguitel (the Sudatel Group subsidiary). Bankily, launched by Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), has emerged as a leading bank-led wallet competing with carrier-led mobile money. Fibre capacity lands at Nouakchott via the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) submarine cable at a dedicated SMC (Societe Mauritanienne de Commercialisation de Poissons - historically misattributed - actual landing is the Mauritanian branch of Orange/Sonatel consortium ACE). Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok dominate social traffic, with content delivered primarily in Arabic and French. Personal data is governed by Law No. 2017-020 of July 22, 2017 on the Protection of Personal Data, enforced by the Autorite de Protection des Donnees Personnelles (APDP Mauritania), one of the more recently established DPAs in the region.

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Mauritania Internet Landscape

Key digital infrastructure statistics for Mauritania

2.99M

Internet Users

~61%

Penetration

~20 Mbps (est.)

Mobile Speed

~15 Mbps (est.)

Fixed Speed

1.55M

Social Media Users

What makes the Mauritania market unique for proxy users

Masrvi & Bankily Mobile Money Testing

Mauritanian mobile money is unusual in West Africa because it is not dominated by Orange Money - instead Mauritel's Masrvi (carrier-led) and Banque Populaire de Mauritanie's Bankily (bank-led) compete head-to-head, with the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie (BCM) imposing strict geolocation and KYC rules reflecting the UM5 (new ouguiya) currency regime installed in 2018. USSD menus, merchant acquiring APIs, and remittance screens are geo-fenced to Mauritanian IP origin. Our Mauritel and Mattel residential proxies let fintech QA engineers test Masrvi and Bankily flows from authentic Nouakchott and Nouadhibou subnets - unreproducible from Senegalese or Moroccan IPs despite geographic proximity.

SNIM Iron Ore & Zouerate Mining Intelligence

Mauritania's economy is built on SNIM (Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere), which operates the Zouerate iron-ore mines and the 700-kilometre Nouadhibou-Zouerate railway - one of the world's longest and heaviest trains. SNIM production bulletins, export shipment data, and Nouadhibou port manifests serve Mauritanian-audience content with IP-aware access controls. Our Mauritel and Chinguitel residential proxies give commodity analysts, iron-ore traders, and mining-finance desks authentic Nouakchott and Nouadhibou vantage points for tracking Mauritanian iron-ore flows to China, Europe, and the Middle East.

GTA LNG & BP/Kosmos Offshore Gas Monitoring

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project on the Mauritania-Senegal maritime border, operated by BP with Kosmos Energy, Petrosen (Senegal), and SMH (Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures), is transforming Mauritanian energy exports. SMH portals, Ministry of Petroleum disclosures, and local media coverage of GTA Phase 1 production ramp-up serve Mauritanian IP origin. Our Mauritel residential proxies let upstream analysts and LNG traders access Mauritanian vantage points for GTA project updates, production disclosures, and local regulatory publications.

APDP Mauritania & Law 2017-020 Arabic/French Compliance

Law No. 2017-020 of July 22, 2017 is Mauritania's first comprehensive personal data protection statute, and APDP Mauritania (Autorite de Protection des Donnees Personnelles) enforces it. Mauritania is bilingual - Arabic is the official language and French the administrative/commercial lingua franca - so privacy notices and consent flows must typically be rendered in both. Our Mauritel and Mattel residential proxies let privacy teams audit Mauritanian consent flows from authentic Nouakchott subnets to verify Arabic-French bilingual presentation as APDP Mauritania investigators would experience them.

Use Cases for Mauritania Proxies

How businesses use Mauritania proxies to gain competitive advantages

Masrvi Mauritel Mobile Money QA

Masrvi is Mauritel's mobile money wallet and one of the two dominant platforms alongside Bankily. USSD menus in Arabic and French, merchant QR onboarding, and UM5-denominated transaction screens are geo-fenced to Mauritanian IP origin under Banque Centrale de Mauritanie rules. Our Mauritel and Mattel residential proxies let fintech QA engineers test Masrvi flows from authentic Nouakchott subnets.

Bankily BPM Bank-Led Wallet Testing

Bankily, launched by Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), is unusual in West Africa as a bank-led wallet that competes with carrier-led mobile money. Bankily APIs, merchant acceptance flows, and cross-border remittance to Senegal and Mali require Mauritanian IP origin. Our Mauritel and Chinguitel residential proxies let Mauritanian banking integrators test Bankily flows from authentic Nouakchott subnets.

SNIM Iron Ore & Nouadhibou Port Data

SNIM (Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere) dominates the Mauritanian economy through Zouerate iron ore production and the Nouadhibou port export complex. SNIM production bulletins, Nouadhibou port manifests, and Zouerate-Nouadhibou railway schedules serve Mauritanian-audience intelligence. Our Mauritel residential proxies let iron-ore traders and mining analysts access SNIM data from authentic Nouakchott and Nouadhibou subnets.

Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Monitoring

The GTA LNG project, operated by BP with Kosmos Energy, Petrosen, and SMH, straddles the Mauritania-Senegal maritime border. Mauritanian coverage through SMH (Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures) and the Ministry of Petroleum publishes localised disclosures distinct from Senegalese-side reporting. Our Mauritel and Mattel residential proxies let LNG traders and upstream analysts access Mauritanian GTA intelligence from authentic Nouakchott subnets.

BMCI & Banque Nationale de Mauritanie Banking QA

Mauritanian banking runs through Banque Nationale de Mauritanie (BNM), BMCI Mauritanie (BNP Paribas affiliate), Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), Attijari Bank Mauritanie, and Generale de Banque de Mauritanie (GBM), all regulated by the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie. Mobile banking apps require Mauritanian IP origin. Our Mauritel and Chinguitel residential proxies let banking QA teams test Mauritanian flows from authentic Nouakchott subnets.

Mauritanian E-Government & Chinguitel Regional Coverage

Mauritanian government portals - Taxes Directorate, Nouakchott Municipality, ANRPTS (Agence Nationale du Registre des Populations et des Titres Securises) - publish Arabic-French bilingual content with IP-aware delivery. Chinguitel's coverage in the interior (Atar, Kiffa, Nema) complements Mauritel and Mattel urban footprints. Our three-operator pool gives researchers authentic Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Zouerate, and Rosso vantage points for Mauritanian e-government monitoring.

Legal & Compliance in Mauritania

Key regulations affecting proxy usage and data collection

Law:Law No. 2017-020 of July 22, 2017 on the Protection of Personal DataRegulator:APDP Mauritania (Autorite de Protection des Donnees Personnelles)

Mauritania's Law No. 2017-020 of July 22, 2017 is the country's first comprehensive personal data protection statute, adopted as part of a broader digital transformation agenda that also introduced the UM5 (new ouguiya) currency in 2018. The law establishes lawful-basis, purpose-limitation, data-minimisation, and cross-border transfer principles broadly aligned with the African Union Malabo Convention framework. It created APDP Mauritania (Autorite de Protection des Donnees Personnelles) as the independent supervisory authority. Controllers processing Mauritanian personal data must register processing activities with APDP Mauritania, implement security measures appropriate to the risk, and present privacy notices typically in Arabic and French reflecting the country's bilingual administration. The law applies to both public and private sector controllers and covers sensitive data, automated decision-making, and international transfers outside the Arab Maghreb Union. ResProxy operates zero-log infrastructure and processes no personal data, keeping customer activity outside the direct scope of APDP Mauritania controller obligations.

Mauritania Proxy Locations by City

City-level targeting available across 1 cities

Nouakchott220 IPs

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything about Mauritania proxy servers

Which Mauritanian ISPs are in your residential proxy pool?

Our Mauritania residential proxy pool covers all three national mobile operators - Mauritel (the Maroc Telecom subsidiary running Mauritel Mobiles and Masrvi wallet), Mattel (the Tunisie Telecom-Orascom joint venture), and Chinguitel (the Sudatel Group subsidiary with strong interior coverage). Together they carry essentially all Mauritanian consumer traffic. We provide geographic coverage across Nouakchott (the capital and largest city), Nouadhibou (the iron-ore port and second city), Zouerate (the SNIM mining town), Rosso (the Senegalese border crossing), and Kiffa (the eastern regional hub).

Why do I need Mauritania-specific proxies instead of Moroccan or Senegalese IPs?

Mauritania uses the Mauritanian ouguiya (UM5, introduced 2018 at 1:10 redenomination) and is not part of the CFA franc zone or WAEMU - it sits between the Maghreb currency regimes and West African BCEAO rails as a distinct monetary jurisdiction under the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie. Masrvi, Bankily, SNIM portals, BMCI Mauritanie, and Mauritanian government sites all serve country-specific content. Moroccan or Senegalese proxies trigger geolocation throttling. Our Mauritel, Mattel, and Chinguitel residential proxies provide authentic Nouakchott origin.

Can I test Masrvi and Bankily mobile wallets with your proxies?

Yes. Masrvi (Mauritel) and Bankily (Banque Populaire de Mauritanie) are the two dominant mobile money platforms in Mauritania, with the unusual feature that Bankily is bank-led rather than carrier-led. Both platforms geo-fence USSD flows, merchant acquiring APIs, and UM5-denominated transaction screens to Mauritanian IP origin under Banque Centrale de Mauritanie rules. Our Mauritel, Mattel, and Chinguitel residential proxies let fintech QA engineers test both wallets from authentic Nouakchott subnets.

How does Mauritanian Law 2017-020 affect proxy usage?

Law No. 2017-020 regulates personal data processing by controllers operating in Mauritania, enforced by APDP Mauritania. It does not regulate web traffic routing itself. Using residential proxies for public-data scraping, SNIM iron-ore price monitoring, or SEO tracking does not trigger APDP Mauritania controller obligations. Collection of Mauritanian personal data requires a lawful basis and registration with APDP Mauritania, with privacy notices typically in Arabic and French. ResProxy operates zero-log infrastructure with no personal data processing, keeping your activity outside direct APDP Mauritania controller scope.

Can I monitor SNIM iron-ore production data?

Yes. SNIM (Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere) dominates Mauritanian exports through Zouerate iron-ore mines and the Nouadhibou port complex, with production bulletins, shipment manifests, and railway schedules published on Mauritanian-audience portals. Our Mauritel and Chinguitel residential proxies let commodity analysts and iron-ore traders access authentic SNIM intelligence from Nouakchott and Nouadhibou subnets - essential for tracking Mauritanian exports to China, the EU, and the Middle East.

Do you cover the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project?

Yes. The GTA LNG project, operated by BP with Kosmos Energy, straddles the Mauritania-Senegal maritime border, with Mauritanian-side coverage through SMH (Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures) and the Ministry of Petroleum. Mauritanian regulatory disclosures on GTA production, royalty rates, and local content obligations differ from Senegalese-side reporting. Our Mauritel residential proxies let LNG traders and upstream analysts access Mauritanian GTA coverage from authentic Nouakchott subnets.

Does Mauritania's bilingual Arabic-French environment affect scraping?

Yes. Mauritanian government portals, APDP Mauritania notices, BMCI Mauritanie banking sites, and major e-commerce platforms typically render content in Arabic and French depending on browser language headers and IP geolocation. Scraping from Moroccan IPs often defaults to Arabic-Morocco variants, while Senegalese IPs trigger French-Senegal variants. Our Mauritel and Mattel residential proxies give you authentic Mauritanian bilingual rendering for compliance audits and market research.

Do your proxies work with BMCI, BPM, and Attijari Bank Mauritanie?

Yes. Mauritanian banking runs through Banque Nationale de Mauritanie (BNM), BMCI Mauritanie (BNP Paribas affiliate), Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), Attijari Bank Mauritanie (Attijariwafa affiliate), and Generale de Banque de Mauritanie (GBM), all regulated by the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie. Mobile banking apps require Mauritanian IP origin. Our Mauritel, Mattel, and Chinguitel residential proxies let core-banking QA engineers test Mauritanian transaction flows from authentic Nouakchott subnets.

How large is the Mauritanian internet market?

Mauritania has approximately 2.99 million internet users out of a 4.9 million population, representing around 61% penetration - remarkably high for the Sahel, driven by subsidised mobile data, the Nouakchott urban concentration, and ACE submarine cable capacity. Mobile connections exceed 6.85 million reflecting widespread multi-SIM usage across Mauritel, Mattel, and Chinguitel. Facebook dominates social media with around 1.55 million users, followed by TikTok and WhatsApp-based commerce. The Nouakchott-Nouadhibou corridor concentrates most digital activity.

Which protocols and session types do Mauritania proxies support?

All Mauritanian proxy IPs support HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocols. We offer rotating sessions for large-scale SNIM, government, and e-commerce scraping and sticky sessions keeping a consistent Mauritel, Mattel, or Chinguitel IP for up to 30 minutes. Sticky sessions are essential for Masrvi and Bankily USSD flow testing, BMCI Mauritanie banking OTP validation, and multi-step Arabic-French government portal workflows where Banque Centrale de Mauritanie-regulated fraud scoring depends on consistent IP origin.