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Ciara becomes citizen of Benin

Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as ...
As Rolling Stone Africa's latest cover star, Ciara took a cultural visit to Benin where she left with citizenship to the West ...
Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.
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'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.