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.

  350 records · 2 briefings · Critical risk · 08 Oct 2026, 11:22
• Ghana

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

  47 records · 1 briefing · High risk · 07 Oct 2026, 15:31
• Senegal

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

  7 records · 1 briefing · Moderate risk · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Benin

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

  3 records · 1 briefing · Low risk · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Sierra Leone

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

  2 records · 1 briefing · Low risk · 07 Oct 2026, 18:48
• Togo

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

  1 record · 1 briefing · Moderate risk · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Cabo Verde

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

  0 records · 1 briefing · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Côte d'Ivoire

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

  0 records · 1 briefing · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Gambia

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

  0 records · 1 briefing · Low risk · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Guinea

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

  0 records · 1 briefing · Low risk · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Guinea-Bissau

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

  0 records · 1 briefing · Moderate risk · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00
• Liberia

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

  0 records · 1 briefing · Moderate risk · 07 Oct 2026, 09:00