West Africa security & risk intelligence

Countries in West Africa

• Nigeria

  North-east insurgency, north-west banditry and kidnap-for-ransom, Niger Delta energy security, and Lagos–Abuja urban crime and unrest trends.

  363 records · 1 briefing · High risk · 31 Aug 2026, 00:43
• Ghana

  Regional hub stability, northern-border prevention against Sahel spillover, chieftaincy and land disputes, and economic-stress and urban-crime trends.

  80 records · Moderate risk · 30 Aug 2026, 21:15
• Guinea

  Transitional governance and protest suppression, bauxite and iron-ore corridor security, Conakry fuel and infrastructure incidents, and outbreak history.

  13 records · Low risk · 26 Aug 2026, 16:33
• Guinea-Bissau

  Coup-prone politics, narcotics-transit criminality, institutional fragility, and thin state capacity for incident response.

  13 records · Moderate risk · 30 Aug 2026, 23:40
• Liberia

  Post-conflict recovery, election-period unrest, mob and community violence, concession-area disputes, and rainy-season access constraints.

  8 records · Moderate risk · 30 Aug 2026, 16:08
• Benin

  Northern-border spillover from Burkina Faso and Niger, park-corridor attacks, Cotonou port continuity, and coastal-state prevention measures.

  7 records · Moderate risk · 29 Aug 2026, 07:30
• Sierra Leone

  Post-election tension and security-force incidents, urban flooding and landslide hazard, mining-community disputes, and health-system fragility.

  4 records · Low risk · 27 Aug 2026, 08:34
• Senegal

  Political-contest protest risk in Dakar, Casamance residual insecurity, coastal erosion and flooding, and regional-hub continuity planning.

  2 records · Moderate risk · 27 Aug 2026, 15:48
• Cabo Verde

  Low-violence island environment with maritime narcotics-transit exposure, port and airport screening, and climate and drought stress.

  Monitored · no published record yet
• Côte d'Ivoire

  Northern-frontier militancy prevention, electoral and protest cycles, Abidjan port and corridor continuity, and cocoa-belt community tensions.

  Monitored · no published record yet
• Gambia

  Transitional-justice politics, low-level protest risk, coastal flooding, and cross-border movement with Senegal for regional programmes.

  Monitored · no published record yet
• Togo

  Savanes-region attacks and state of emergency, Sahel spillover prevention, Lomé port and corridor continuity, and constrained protest space.

  Monitored · no published record yet