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

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

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

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

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

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Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...