Benin's Justice Minister Yvon Détchénou (right) presents citizenship documents to U.S. singer Ciara at a ceremony in Cotonou, Benin, Saturday July 26, 2025. DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. singer Ciara is one ...

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

Ciara, the Grammy-winning singer, has made history by becoming one of the first to receive Beninese citizenship through a ...

With the rise of major festivals such as Vodun Days and the Porto-Novo Mask Festival, Benin is leveraging the heritage of ...

It was a cool, quiet morning in March 2025 when we visited the lush green Agro-Eco farm, and a dozen young people were ...

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality to the descendants of slaves. In an Instagram post the Grammy ...

There’s a calm that the Benin Republic has that can only be experienced, not imagined. I spent a weekend in the small West ...

Petanque delivers historic first World Games gold for Benin, Taiwan and China win freestyle skating Map shows states to be hit hardest by Erin as major hurricane likely ...

Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event ...

The Beninese Armed Forces has introduced new equipment into its inventory, including Cayman and MCAV-20 armoured personnel ...

PORTO NOVO, Benin -- A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and ...