Disputes International
talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River, Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso around the town of Koualou; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
Illicit Drugs
transshipment point used by traffickers for cocaine destined for Western Europe, vulnerable to money laundering due to poorly enforced financial regulations (2008)