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

Yvon Detchenou, Benin's Minister of Justice and Legislation, right, presents citizenship documents to singer Ciara at a ...

History was made. It was the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. Benin Republic chose this Day of Saturday July 26, ...

Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

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

Athlon Sports. New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson couldn’t hide his pride as his wife, Grammy-winning singer Ciara, ...

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 granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.

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 ...

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

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

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