Maroccan waste management leader SOS NDD wins Nouakchott waste collection deal
The Moroccan waste management and sanitation specialist SOS NDD—owned by the Said family—has secured a major contract to handle municipal waste collection and transport in Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital, the Challenge magazine reports.
This deal was awarded by Mauritania’s Public Procurement Commission under the Ministry of the Interior, which oversees decentralization and local development initiatives, according to the announcement.
The agreement stems from an international tender launched in 2024, which attracted six competing firms. SOS NDD emerged victorious after a rigorous evaluation process, outshining notable contenders including a company led by prominent businessman Mohamed Zine El Abidine Cheikh Ahmed and the French firm Pizzorno, which had previously managed waste services in Nouakchott.
The contract spans an initial term of one year but includes renewal options extending up to a decade. The annual bid value reaches 7.5 billion ouguiyas, equivalent to roughly 1.9 billion Moroccan dirhams, marking a substantial investment in improving urban sanitation infrastructure in Nouakchott.
The rise of SOS NDD in waste management
Headquartered in Casablanca and founded in 1977, SOS NDD operates under the leadership of Abdelkader Said El-Figuigui. It is a family-owned enterprise with a capital base of 20 million dirhams and generates an annual turnover of about 500 million dirhams through multiple subsidiaries.
Originally focused on industrial cleaning, SOS NDD has expanded into waste collection, liquid sanitation, and public landfill management. Since 2018, it has managed the Médiouna landfill in Morocco following the departure of Ecomed.
Over recent years, the company has secured major contracts across several Moroccan cities, including Mohammedia, Oujda, Marrakech, Skhirat, Tifelt, Nador, M’diq, and Berkane.
With this landmark contract in Mauritania, SOS NDD marks its first international foray, signaling a bold step into new markets beyond Morocco, Challenge notes.