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

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

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

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

Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as ...

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

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

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

Benin is not the first country to grant citizenship to descendants of slaves. Earlier this month, Ghana naturalized 524 African Americans after the West African country’s president, Nana Akufo ...

The stream of used cars heading to West African ports is only expected to increase with the West’s shift to electric vehicles. As wealthy countries set aggressive goals to move consumers towards ...

Benin, AfricaBy The Denver Post | [email protected] | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: January 3, 2006 at 5:31 PM MST ...

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