American singer Ciara has become a citizen of Benin under a new law that grants citizenship to the descendants of enslaved ...

The small West African country passed a law last year granting citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave ...

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 ...

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

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

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday that he would seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, which ...

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

The U.S. pop star became a citizen under a new law in Benin aimed at descendants of enslaved people from sub-Saharan Africa.

Singer Ciara, center, with government officials and other beneficiaries of the diaspora program during a ceremony in Cotonou, ...

Nigeria and the Benin Republic have renewed their partnership to deepen parliamentary cooperation and democratic consolidation in the West African subregion.

Minister Akponna will join key stakeholders to showcase Benin’s strategic positioning in West Africa’s energy landscape, highlight investment opportunities and engage in high-level dialogue to advance ...

The kataklè is a three-legged royal chair from Dahomey, a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from 1600 until 1904.