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 ...

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

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

The U.S. pop star became a citizen under a new law in Benin aimed at descendants of enslaved people from sub-Saharan Africa.

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

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 ...

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

"I feel incredibly proud to be a part of the importance of this moment. The significance of this moment and what it means is ...

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