Series of robberies hits southern Nouakchott, no suspects arrested
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
The Mellah, El Vellouja, Arafat and Tarhil neighbourhoods in southern Nouakchott were hit by a series of robberies and night-time assaults on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November 2026, with none of the perpetrators yet arrested, according to police, who received several complaints. The newspaper Le Calame describes continuously rising crime and drug trafficking in the area of the Mauritanian capital.
Several neighbourhoods in southern and south-eastern Nouakchott were hit by a series of robberies and assaults on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November, notably at Poteau 20, El Vellouja and Sector 2 of Mellah. Assaults were also reported in Abou Dhabi, Msid en-Nour and Tarhil, while police received several complaints, reports Kassataya, citing Le Calame.
The incidents were reportedly committed by several gangs that assaulted passers-by before stealing their belongings, according to Le Calame. No suspects had been arrested as of 10 November, according to the same media outlet.
