2011 in Mauritania

The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Mauritania.

Incumbents

 * President: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
 * Prime Minister: Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf

January

 * January 17 - A woman is sentenced to six months imprisonment in Mauritania for keeping two children in slave-like conditions.

February

 * February 2 - The army in Mauritania destroy a car packed with explosives outside the capital Nouakchott, killing three people suspected of being members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

April

 * April 25 - Hundreds of people demonstrating during a "day of rage" against the regime of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz are tear gassed by police, while others are arrested and opposition MPs deterred from joining the protests.

June

 * June 25 - Forces from Mauritania and Mali clash with al-Qaeda militants in Mali, destroying a base; several bodies are later found.