Relationship dossier
Benin
North Korea
Relationship assessment
Historic cooperation included North Korean-linked construction of public monuments in Benin.
Benin toward North Korea
+15Benin engaged North Korean-linked contractors for prominent public monument projects, providing a concrete instance of government-related cooperation.
North Korea toward Benin
+15North Korean-linked firms carried out prominent public monument projects in Benin, a concrete instance of cooperation with the Beninese state.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a tangible history of cooperation through public monument projects, but its wider scope and durability are uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Benin and North Korea had a period of concrete cooperation in state monument construction, including North Korean-linked work on major public monuments in Benin. The relationship’s broader scope and the continuity of such cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
North Korean-linked firms constructed prominent public monuments in Benin, including the Place des Martyrs memorial.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Beninese government involvement in commissioning North Korean-linked monument projects is unclear.
- The scope and continuity of bilateral cooperation beyond monument construction are unclear.