James Whitmee

I am in Nouakchott in Mauritania looking at the real estate market across all sectors. I have mainly been focused on the central city area of Tévrah Zeïna (E-Nord, F-Nord, Ilot C and Las Palmas), but have also been out on the Route de Nouadhibou where there are major development plans, particularly by investors from Qatar.

In terms of the residential market, this experienced a massive boost in the mid-2000s on the back of an anticipated oil boom in Mauritania. This brought foreign companies such as Woodside into Nouakchott, with large requirements for ex-pat housing and hotel rooms.