On Wednesday evening, the Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Alassane Seidou indicated that the population of refugees and asylum seekers in Benin is increasing sharply.

The Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security indicated that the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Benin had increased from 5,041 on 30 May 2023 to 14,243 on 30 May 2023 to 14,243 on 29 May 2024. According to the latter, “Benin is celebrating this World Refugee Day in a context of massive inflows of asylum seekers fleeing persecution and death, due to terrorist threats and attacks in the subregion.” He said that these asylum seekers and refugees were mostly settled in the departments of Atacora and Alibori, in the north of the country

Benin has made three commitments for the benefit of refugees for the period 2024-2027, in the face of the increase in the number of refugees and in a spirit of international solidarity.