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Ciara Becomes Citizen Of Benin Under New Law For Slave Trade Descendants
Photo: Getty Images North America Grammy award-winning singer Ciara is among the first public figures to be granted citizenship in the West African country of Benin under a new law offering nationality to descendants of enslaved people.
Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.
Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.
As Rolling Stone Africa's latest cover star, Ciara took a cultural visit to Benin where she left with citizenship to the West ...
On a trip to Benin, Ciara became a citizen of the West African country in a ceremony with Beninese government officials.
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.
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...
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