Violence in the news: 5 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.8 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 2 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
0.4
last 90 days
Civilians
0%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
14.8 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level1
- +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Travel advice level (FCDO)
3
Refugees who fled
4 687
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
2
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Benin, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 100%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 11.1%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 4,687
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 28,921
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- 27,294
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 17
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $1,658
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence8
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | commune of Kouande, in the department of Atacora | Government of Benin – JNIM | 6 | 0 | BBC Monitoring News Alert |
| 2026-05-07 | a checkpoint in the northern Borgou area | Government of Benin – JNIM | 0 | 0 | @EliasuAlhaji, @Intelligency225, BBC Monitoring News Alert |
| 2026-03-07 | Pendjari Lodge, Pendjari National Park 10km from Burkina Faso border | Government of Benin – JNIM | 1 | 0 | Crisis Watch, @fabsenbln, @Wamaps_news |
| 2026-03-04 | Kofouno | Government of Benin – JNIM | 19 | 0 | Agence France Presse, BBC, Crisis Watch |
| 2026-02-26 | Wara police station on the border between Benin and Nigeria | Government of Benin – JNIM | 0 | 0 | @BrantPhilip_ |
| 2026-02-22 | Between Gouande and Dassari | Government of Benin – JNIM | 0 | 0 | @BrantPhilip_ |
| 2026-02-17 | Gondji-Bessassi road | Government of Benin – JNIM | 2 | 0 | @Intelligency225 |
| 2026-01-09 – 2026-01-12 | in the south and east of W National Park | Government of Benin – JNIM | 0 | 0 | @Wamaps_news |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Benin: Government6
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Porto-Novo
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 25…31 | 4.6 mm | 26 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 25…30 | 10.2 mm | 25 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 25…32 | 1.9 mm | 23 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 25…31 | 3.3 mm | 24 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 25…32 | 4.2 mm | 24 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 25…32 | 2.7 mm | 22 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 25…30 | 6.9 mm | 29 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassava meal (gari) / KG | 253.84 XOF | 0.45 | -29% |
| Maize (white) / KG | 133 XOF | 0.23 | -24% |
| Beans (white) / KG | 616.21 XOF | 1.08 | -1% |
| Cassava meal (tapioca) / KG | 694 XOF | 1.22 | -11% |
| Sorghum (red) / KG | 341.66 XOF | 0.60 | -1% |
| Oil (groundnut) / L | 1,200 XOF | 2.11 | -6% |
| Oil (palm) / L | 883.5 XOF | 1.56 | -8% |
| Onions / KG | 638.17 XOF | 1.13 | +25% |
| Tomatoes / KG | 401.75 XOF | 0.70 | +24% |
| Rice (imported) / KG | 509.75 XOF | 0.90 | -14% |
| Groundnuts (Bambara) / KG | 815 XOF | 1.43 | -19% |
| Soybeans / KG | 410.5 XOF | 0.72 | +7% |
| Lemons / KG | 260.38 XOF | 0.46 | -22% |
| Okra (fresh) / KG | 329.25 XOF | 0.58 | -10% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-09); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)