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Benin: conflict events in January 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

2events5 the month before
34est. deathsrange 30–40
0civilian deaths

In January 2025, UCDP recorded 2 organized-violence events in Benin, with 34 estimated deaths. That is -60% compared with 5 events the month before. The death toll range is 30 to 40.

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

Events were concentrated in Alibori department (1), Atacora department (1).

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

Where events happened

2025-01-21: Government of Benin vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-01-08: Government of Benin vs JNIM (34 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Benin, January 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Alibori department134
Atacora department10

Deadliest events, January 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
8 Jan 2025Karimama commune
Alibori department		Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 13 sources		34
30–36
21 Jan 2025Matéri commune
Atacora department		Government of Benin vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–4

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Benin2
JNIM2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based2
Non-state0
One-sided0

All months

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