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

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

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

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

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

From New Jersey to West Africa — Lauryn Hill just took a powerful journey back to her roots.

Imagine discovering a path back to your ancestral homeland, a place where history whispers through ancient routes and ...

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

The annual Tour du Benin, first held in 1990, is now a key April date on the Africa Tour, but the two Grands Prix that follow - one for men and one for women - are also important.

Benin entrepreneur transforms plant waste into charcoal By Pulcherie Adjoha and Seraphin Zounyekpe February 22, 202312:47 PM PSTUpdated February 22, 2023 ...

Benin's parliament has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances, the health ministry said on Thursday, becoming one of only a handful of African countries to do so.