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

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent congratulatory messages to President Patrice Talon of Benin, and President Karin Keller-Sutter of the Swiss Confederation on the ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Benin's new citizenship law allows descendants of slaves to reconnect with their heritage, acknowledging the country's ...

ROBBINSDALE, MN, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- The 2025 Baseball in Benin Little League Wood Bat Tournament continues today and runs through Sunday (Aug 3) in Robbinsdale and St.

A Royal seat, Benin, Cana (18th-19th century) is displayed during the exhibition "Restitution of 26 works from the royal treasury in Abomey" at the Quai Branly museum before a ceremony to mark the ...