IntelCountry ProfileBenin

Benin

Africa/ Western AfricaPorto-Novo12.1M

Capital

Porto-Novo

GDP (USD)

N/A

Government

N/A

Head of State

N/A

Key Drivers

No key drivers identified.

Recent Intelligence

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HIGHSEV 78·conflict

Uganda: Stabbing Attack Kills Four Children at Kampala Kindergarten as Security and Leadership Moves Follow

Kampala kindergarten stabbingUganda child safetypublic securitypolice investigation

HIGHSEV 72·security

From Sahel spillover to xenophobia warnings and child-crime loopholes—what’s driving the next security shock?

Sweden child recruitmentage of criminal responsibility 15xenophobic attacks South AfricaSahel insurgency

HIGHSEV 72·conflict

Mali’s Tuareg rebels escalate: “Junta will fall” as Russia’s Africa Corps pulls back

Azawad Liberation FrontTuareg rebelsMali juntaAfrica Corps withdrawal

ELEVATEDSEV 68·political

Peru’s Election Under Fire: Can Voters Break a Decade of Chaos as Crime and Corruption Dominate?

Peru presidential electionviolent crimecorruption35 candidates

ELEVATEDSEV 62·economy

Food security fears rise as Middle East shipping chokepoints threaten Russia’s grain plans

Russia Security CouncilAlexander Maslennikovfood securityStrait of Hormuz

ELEVATEDSEV 62·security

Belgium’s Russia ambiguity, Marseille mafia links, and a Benin coup fugitive—what’s the real security and political risk?

Bernard QuintinDZ Mafia marseillaiseBelgium-Russia ambiguityBart De Wever

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

ASEAN’s Cebu deadline meets Xi’s Africa outreach—while Russia courts ASEAN in Moscow: who’s steering the bloc?

ASEAN summit CebuSouth China Sea code of conductenergy crunchASEAN-EU ministerial

ELEVATEDSEV 62·political

Cape Town’s “tender shadow” and West Africa’s courtroom politics—while Syria’s Assad-era security chief faces trial

Madlanga commissionCape TownBlack BooksR8 billion tender

ELEVATEDSEV 62·security

South Africa detains anti-France influencer tied to Benin coup—how far will the crackdown spread?

Kémi SébaSouth Africa arrestBenin coup attemptinciting rebellion

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

G7 mineral talks, Ormuz islands in the spotlight, and a “make-or-break” ceasefire: what’s really shifting

G7 critical mineralsDario Duriganceasefire talksShehbaz Sharif

ELEVATEDSEV 62·political

Albanese’s “petro-diplomacy” and the next political tests: from Benin’s transition to Brazil’s election fears

petro-diplomacyAnthony AlbaneseHungary parliamentary electionU.S. interference

ELEVATEDSEV 62·political

Benin votes for a new president as US-Iran talks stall and Hormuz risks a global shock—what’s next?

Benin presidential electionCotonouUS-Iran talksPakistan mediation