Sahara Médias
Sahara Médias is a Nouakchott-based private media group and one of Mauritania's most-read Arabic-language news outlets. Its website publishes continuous coverage of Mauritanian politics, society and the economy along with regional Maghreb and Sahel news, complementing the group's broadcasting activities, and is a leading reference for domestic online news.
Sahara Médias at a glance
- Country
- Mauritania
- Region
- West Africa · Africa
- Kind of outlet
- Digital-native outlet
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- saharamedias.net ↗
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How Crosswire groups Sahara Médias
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Where Sahara Médias sits in Mauritania's press
Sahara Médias is one of 4 outlets tracked in Mauritania and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. By outlets tracked, Mauritania ranks 20th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.
Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 64 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Sahara Médias outside Mauritania, starting with West Africa, are Pulse Ghana (Ghana), Dakaractu (Senegal), L'Avenir (Côte d'Ivoire) and Journal du Mali (Mali). Opening one of them beside Sahara Médias is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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