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Benin: conflict events in December 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

5events1 the month before
15est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Benin saw 5 recorded events and 15 estimated deaths in December 2024. That is +400% compared with 1 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

Events were concentrated in Alibori department (3), Atacora department (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Benin - JNIM with 5 events.

Where events happened

2024-12-15: Government of Benin vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-12-15: Government of Benin vs JNIM (5 deaths)2024-12-13: Government of Benin vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-12-09: Government of Benin vs JNIM (3 deaths)2024-12-02: Government of Benin vs JNIM (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Benin, December 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Alibori department310
Atacora department25

Deadliest events, December 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 Dec 2024Banikoara commune
Alibori department		Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		5
9 Dec 2024Atacora departmentGovernment of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		3
2 Dec 2024Malanville commune
Alibori department		Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		3
15 Dec 2024Banikoara commune
Alibori department		Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		2
13 Dec 2024Kérou commune
Atacora department		Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Benin5
JNIM5

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based5
Non-state0
One-sided0

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026May 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025Apr 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.