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Five teams fight for final three African slots for 2026 World Cup

Five countries including the continental powerhouses Senegal, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire as well as potential debutants Benin and Gabon will battle on Tuesday night for the final three places from the African qualifying groups for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Nigeria v Benin live: Super Eagles seal play-off spot as South Africa qualify for World Cup

Nigeria 4-0 Benin: The Super Eagles ended Benin’s hopes of a first ever World Cup but couldn’t deny South Africa from automatic qualification

The Independent UK

What Nigeria and South Africa need to qualify for World Cup in exciting finale tonight

Super Eagles face a must-win match at home to Group C leaders Benin while Bafana Bafana host Rwanda on pivotal evening

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Nigeria team plane forced to make emergency landing after windscreen cracks in mid-air

Problem occurred as the Super Eagles were travelling back from World Cup qualifier against Lesotho in South Africa

Evening Standard

Road to 2026: Gabon gets four goals and red card, Benin, Nigeria snatch key win

Plenty of action in the African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, with Gabon's star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored four goals against Gambia. Group C leaders Benin won 1-0 in Rwanda to go two points clear of South Africa, who could only draw 0-0 with Zimbabwe. Nigeria defeated Lesotho 2-1…

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Zimbabwe 0-0 South Africa: Bafana Bafana frustrated as World Cup qualfication hopes hang by a thread

Nigeria and Benin’s results put South Africans on back foot heading into final game

Evening Standard

How to watch Rwanda vs Benin on FIFA+ — it's *FREE*

Rwanda and Benin face off at the Amahoro Stadium with the visitors on the verge of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

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What Nigeria and South Africa need to qualify for the World Cup

The Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana are locked in a fierce battle to make it to next summer’s tournament after twist

Evening Standard

Armed men on motorbikes keep conflict in motion in the Sahel

In Benin and across West Africa, riders viewed with suspicion as motorcycles now synonymous with armed fighters.

Al Jazeera

In Pictures: Sacred masks and dancing fill Benin’s capital

The mask festival in Benin's capital, Porto-Novo, blends sacred rituals and vivid performances to spotlight Vodun traditions and promotes the capital as a cultural hub.

Euronews

WATCH: Benin celebrates cultural heritage at Mask Festival

Thousands gathered in the Beninese capital for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a traditional event that celebrates ancestral spirits and cultural identity.

Euronews

‘Well, no, you don’t have to have children’: what African women over the age of 60 have learned about life

Women across west Africa have a life expectancy of 59. In a rare project, Sylvia Arthur set out to give voice to those who have lived beyond expectation, whose experiences have been largely overlooked

The Guardian - UK

French bill clears path to return artefacts looted during colonisation

A bill to make it easier for France to return cultural objects taken during the colonial period was presented at a ministerial council in Paris this week by Culture Minister Rachida Dati. Despite a pledge by President Emmanuel Macron in Burkina Faso in 2017, and follow-up reports, only a small…

Radio France Internationale

Why pop star Ciara is now a citizen of Benin

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Pop star Ciara among first beneficiaries of new law for slave descendants

American star Ciara will become a citizen of Benin under the new law

The Independent UK

Netherlands returns 119 looted artifacts known as Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The Netherlands has returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell

Cycling Weekly

Benin women’s national team to make historic debut at 2025 Maryland Cycling Classic

Benin's national women cycling team to become the first African squad to compete in a major UCI-sanctioned race on U.S. soil

Cycling News

Benin makes history as first women's African national team to compete in major road race on US soil at Maryland Cycling Classic

'As the talent pool continues to grow on the African continent, it’s important to provide opportunities in world-class races'

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The Conversation

African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs more than it should: what needs to change

Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs. For example, Kenya and Benin raised a combined US$2.5 billion through bond issuances during the first half of 2025. Proceeds were used to repay maturing bonds. This means new bonds,…

Radio France Internationale

Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

The Conversation

Armed groups are invading Benin’s forest reserves. Why and what to do about it

Benin’s Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, also called Pendjari National Park, and its surroundings have been targeted by non-state armed groups since 2019.

International Business Times

Dutch Museum Removes 'Priceless' Benin Bronzes For Return To Nigeria

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently laying it down on a pillow and wrapping it in dozens of layers of special paper.

Radio France Internationale

How an RFI investigation helped return an ancient treasure to Benin

In Benin, a 'kataklè' – a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey – has been returned by Finland, 133 years after being looted by French troops and later transferred to the National Museum of Finland. It's a journey that began with an investigation triggered…

Euronews

Islamic militants kill at least 54 soldiers in northern Benin, government says

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), a Mali-based terrorist group with links to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the 17 April killings.

The Guardian - UK

‘I like pushing boundaries’: Yinka Shonibare on his landmark art show in Madagascar

The British-Nigerian artist explores colonialism and connection in his first major solo exhibition in Africa. Plus, a grime MC goes oyster farming

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