In Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, the lack of an addressing system that is widely adopted by the population has a strong impact on the daily functioning and development of the city. This lack of common understanding of the address thus has a strong impact on daily activities. A physical addressing of all the municipalities of Nouakchott was nevertheless carried out in 2001, but the latter was confronted with the limits linked to the appearance of illegal dwellings.

For the local authorities, the addressing can provide a significant number of opportunities and benefits. This would improve the mobilization of local financial resources, as well as the quality of urban services. By joining the ASToN network, the objective of this project is to set up a modern addressing system, integrating a new approach based on the use of new technologies, with the involvement of the population.