Benin–Burkina Faso border - Wikipedia
The Benin–Burkina Faso border is 386 km (240 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Togo in the southwest to the tripoint with Niger in the northeast. [1] The border starts at the Togolese tripoint, then proceeds briefly overland in a north-western direction, before reaching the Pendjari River, which it then follows for some distance. [2] .
From the plains to the parks: an overview of the Burkina Faso – Benin ...
Mar 7, 2024 · In Burkina Faso, the expansion of jihadist groups has precipitated a national security crisis, two military coups, and displaced at least two million people. In this briefing, IPIS outlines the drivers and enablers of conflict along the Benin-Burkina Faso border, and how Benin is tackling a potential jihadist spillover towards coastal West Africa.
Burkina Faso - Wikipedia
Burkina Faso [a] is a landlocked country in West Africa, [6] bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km 2 (105,878 sq mi). In 2021, the country had an estimated population of approximately 23,674,480. [14] …
Explaining JNIM expansion into Benin | Conflict in the Penta …
According to an analysis by Promediation (May 24 th and July 5 th 2022), the push by JNIM into the West, South and East of Burkina Faso is part of a coordinated strategy to progressively encircle the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou.
Benin–Burkina Faso Land Boundary - Sovereign Limits
Benin–Burkina Faso As the crow flies, the distance between Benin and Burkina Faso’s tripoints with Niger and Togo is only around 190 km, but the boundary between the two countries meanders along the Mekrou River in the east, the watershed of the Chaîne de l’Atacora massif, and the Pendjari River in the west, producing a total boundary ...
Benin attack: Army suffers heavy losses in Niger - Burkina Faso …
Jan 10, 2025 · Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff ...
What Burkina Faso’s Tragic History Teaches Us
We propose a strategy of containing Burkina Faso–style unrest by bolstering West Africa’s littoral states (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo) with democracy aid, more support for border security, and the establishment of a new joint intelligence-analysis operation. Burkina Faso’s Short-Lived Democracy
Which Countries Border Burkina Faso? - WorldAtlas
Sep 13, 2018 · The 240 mile-long Benin-Burkina Faso boundary is on the southeastern parts of Burkina Faso. Some of the rivers which form part of the international border between the two states include River Mekrou and River Oti.
Burkina Faso Maps & Facts - World Atlas
Jun 14, 2023 · Burkina Faso is a West African country located in the Northern Hemisphere region of the Earth. As it straddles the Prime Meridian, it has territories on both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. It borders six countries. These are Benin and Togo to the southeast, Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, Ivory Coast to the southwest, and ...
Who is behind the border attack in Benin? - BBC
Jan 10, 2025 · Benin forces suffer heavy losses in an attack near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso