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Borgou department: conflict events in October 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Borgou department, Benin. Country-wide report: Benin, October 2025.

3events1 the month before
11est. deathsrange 11–12
9civilian deaths

In October 2025, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Borgou department, Benin, with 11 estimated deaths. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 11 to 12.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 9.

The most active pairing was Government of Benin - JNIM with 2 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-17: JNIM vs Civilians (9 deaths)2025-10-07: Government of Benin vs JNIM (2 deaths)2025-10-04: Government of Benin vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Borgou department, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
17 Oct 2025Kalalé commune
Borgou department
JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 2 sources
9
7 Oct 2025Kalalé commune
Borgou department
Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based
2
4 Oct 2025Kalalé commune
Borgou department
Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources
0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JNIM311
Government of Benin22

All months

Monthly reports:May 2026Feb 2026Oct 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.