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.

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

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

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...

Benin has appointed American director Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, as its ambassadors in the US for African ...

Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, have been appointed by the government of Benin as thematic ambassadors to African-Americans in the United States. The couple’s new role is ...

Benin is not the first country to grant citizenship to descendants of slaves. Earlier this month, Ghana naturalized 524 African Americans after the West African country’s president, Nana Akufo ...

Benin, AfricaBy The Denver Post | [email protected] | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: January 3, 2006 at 5:31 PM MST ...

Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as ...

Nollywood’s epic film landscape has long been dominated by Yoruba mythology. Now, Gold Lilies Production is changing the game ...