Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...

From New Jersey to West Africa — Lauryn Hill just took a powerful journey back to her roots.

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 ...

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

NIgeria and the Republic of Benin have taken a step toward strengthening economic ties by endorsing a Framework for Enhanced Economic Cooperation aimed at boosting bilateral trade and regional ...

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

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