US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

The Institute for Inclusive Digital Africa (IIDIA) and Benin’s Agency for Information Systems and Digital Technology (ASIN) ...

Posted: Dec 28, 2022 / 02:44 AM CST Updated: Dec 28, 2022 / 02:44 AM CST A police officer and a soldier from Benin stop a motorcyclist at a checkpoint outside Porga, Benin, March 26, 2022.

West Africa is the birthplace of Voodoo; in Togo and Benin ancestors commingle with the living. Whether it’s vulture heads for sale at a fetish market or sacred bloodstained altars, Voodoo is ...