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

History was made. It was the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. Benin Republic chose ...

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 ...

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

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

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

American R&B singer Ciara has become a Beninese citizen thanks to a new law granting citizenship to descendants of African ...

Ciera received her Beninese citizenship, but she isn’t the first to receive dual citizenship from a nation in the motherland.

ROBBINSDALE, MN, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- The 2025 Baseball in Benin Little League Wood Bat Tournament continues today and runs through Sunday (Aug 3) in Robbinsdale and St.

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 ...