Law enforcement in Mauritania

The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Mauritania. The gendarmerie is part of the military and maintains posts in the urban and rural parts of the country.

In 2019, 140 gendarmes were deployed as part of a UN multinational peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic.[1]

Since December 2024, the Commander of the Gendarmerie Nationale is Gen. Ahmed Mahmoud Ould Taya.[2][3][4]

See also

Notes

Sources

  1. World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004,
  2. World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, Gale., 2006
  3. Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.

References

  1. ^ Mauritanian gendarmerie contingent leaves for Central African Republic. PanaPress. Published 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ Media, Sahara (2024-12-27). "Série de décrets consacrant des nominations à la tête d'importantes institutions militaires". Saharamedias FR (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  3. ^ "Série de nominations au sommet des forces armées et de sécurité". Mauriweb (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  4. ^ "ولد الطايع قائدا لأركان الدرك الوطني | صحيفة الموقف". elmewqif.net. Retrieved 2026-02-23.


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