Jihadist insurgency in Northern Benin

Jihadist insurgency in Northern Benin
Part of War in the Sahel

Map of Benin
Date18 November 2021 – present
Location
Atakora Department, Alibori Department, and Borgou Department, Benin
Territorial
changes		 JNIM controls parts of W National Park and Pendjari National Park, extends influence over many towns in Atakora, Alibori, and Borgou
Belligerents
Benin
African Parks		 Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin

Islamic State - Sahel Province

Commanders and leaders
Patrice Talon Idrissa Dicko Unknown
Casualties and losses
200+ killed in total
35,000 displaced

The jihadist insurgency in Northern Benin is an insurgency in Northern Benin by al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin and to a lesser extent, the Islamic State's Sahel Province and Lakurawa. The insurgency began in late 2021 with low-level attacks near the Nigerien and Burkinabe borders, but escalated in 2022 after the Beninese government launched heavy counterattacks. Dozens of Beninese soldiers were killed in the first few months of 2025 after heightened JNIM activity. Benin was the first coastal West African country to see a permanent JNIM presence in it, with Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire seeing temporary areas of influence.

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