Violence in the news: 1 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
5.3 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level1
- +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Travel advice level (FCDO)
3
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
175 000
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
1
Refugees who fled
72 344
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Mauritania, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 0.2 M
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- 3%
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 11.0%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 72,344
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 308,868
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 9
- 2026-10-20
- GDP per person
- $2,198
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET – IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Nouakchott
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 25…35 | 0.0 mm | 42 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 25…35 | 0.3 mm | 53 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 27…37 | 0.0 mm | 56 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 26…38 | 0.0 mm | 47 km/h | heat |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 26…41 | 0.0 mm | 46 km/h | heat |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 27…41 | 0.0 mm | 48 km/h | heat |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 28…41 | 0.0 mm | 47 km/h | heat |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat flour / KG | 27.33 MRU | 0.69 | +10% |
| Wheat / KG | 20 MRU | 0.51 | +1% |
| Sugar / KG | 38.33 MRU | 0.97 | -1% |
| Milk (powder) / KG | 160 MRU | 4.04 | -8% |
| Salt (iodised) / KG | 20 MRU | 0.51 | 0% |
| Rice (local) / KG | 35 MRU | 0.88 | 0% |
| Oil (vegetable) / L | 77.5 MRU | 1.96 | +3% |
| Feed (rakhel) / 50 KG | 880 MRU | 22.22 | +53% |
| Beans (niebe) / KG | 98.34 MRU | 2.48 | +18% |
| Groundnuts / KG | 80 MRU | 2.02 | +2% |
| Rice (imported) / KG | 44.83 MRU | 1.13 | -1% |
| Sorghum (taghalit) / KG | 40 MRU | 1.01 | -3% |
| Millet / KG | 35 MRU | 0.88 | -12% |
| Pasta (macaroni) / KG | 40 MRU | 1.01 | 0% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-09); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20001
Droughts
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)