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

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants ...

US Grammy winner Ciara becomes one of the first public figures to gain Benin citizenship under My Afro Origins Law.

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

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American singer Ciara has become a citizen of Benin under a new law that grants citizenship to the descendants of enslaved ...

The small West African country passed a law last year granting citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave ...

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

In Angola, shots have been fired again in Luanda, on Tuesday as the city is gripped by a second day of looting. The city has ...

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 ...