Transport in Mauritania

The single-line railroad serves mining interests with very occasional ad hoc passenger services.

In 2008, a railway was proposed that would link Nouakchott with Tiguint, Mederdra, R'Kiz, Leguatt, Leeleibatt, Menjem Boffal, Kaedi, and Bofal.

Sudan's Danfodio Holding and China's Transtech Engineering have signed an agreement to build a 460-million-euro ($634 million) railway linking Mauritania's capital Nouakchott with southern phosphate deposits at Bofal.

[8] Roadway obstructions and hazards caused by drifting sand, animals, and poor roads often plague motorists.

The section between the capital Nouakchott and the port of Nouadhibou was paved by 2018; only a few kilometers remain unpaved at the Moroccan border fr:Transport en Mauritanie.