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

Edo, is rejecting a provision in a new bill before the National Assembly. The bill aims to establish a Nigerian Council of ...

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 ...

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

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

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

As Rolling Stone Africa's latest cover star, Ciara took a cultural visit to Benin where she left with citizenship to the West ...

The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s claim of initiating the ongoing reconstruction of the Benin-Asaba Expressway as misleading and inaccurate.

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 of enslaved people.

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 ...