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 ...

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

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 gain citizenship in Benin under a new law that grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. This initiative aims to attract the ...

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...

Beninese President Patrice Talon has firmly rejected any notion of seeking a third presidential term, despite persistent ...

Ciara Becomes One of First Citizens Under New Benin Law *U.S. singer Ciara has officially become a citizen of Benin under the ...

Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, have been appointed by the government of Benin as thematic ambassadors to African-Americans in the United States. The couple’s new role is ...

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

A 45-year-old artist, Balogun Omokhafe, also known as Hakuzion, on Monday completed a four-day trek from his hometown in ...

Benin Bronzes on display in the Humboldt Forum, a museum complex in Berlin. Berlin’s museums contain over 1,000 bronzes, though they no longer own them. Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times ...

Benin City is not a megalopolis like Lagos, but its 1.8 million people still generate a lot of traffic. The most conspicuous structure inside the oval is a huge metal billboard frame.