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

"I feel incredibly proud to be a part of the importance of this moment. The significance of this moment and what it means is ...

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

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

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US Grammy winner Ciara becomes one of the first public figures to gain Benin citizenship under My Afro Origins Law.

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 African country.

Ciara celebrates her Beninese roots in a striking jersey-and-cowrie-shell look, following her official citizenship under the ...

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 ...

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