Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

Ciara celebrates her Beninese roots in a striking jersey-and-cowrie-shell look, following her official citizenship under the ...

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...

Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

Imagine discovering a path back to your ancestral homeland, a place where history whispers through ancient routes and ...

Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

Photo: Getty Images North America Grammy award-winning singer Ciara is among the first public figures to be granted ...

Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as ...

We're supplying players in Benin with much needed training and equipment to help grow the game globally” - Wally Langfellow - BIB program founder ROBBINSDALE, MN, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2025 ...

American R&B singer Ciara has become a Beninese citizen thanks to a new law granting citizenship to descendants of African ...

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...

On a trip to Benin, Ciara became a citizen of the West African country in a ceremony with Beninese government officials.