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 ...

Novo, blends sacred rituals and vivid performances to spotlight Vodun traditions and promotes the capital as a cultural hub.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

On daily basis, the hardship arising from the total collapse of Benin-Asaba Expressway worsens with motorists subjected ...

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

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 47 suspected internet ...