Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...

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

The Grammy-winning performer's acquisition of citizenship at a ceremony in the city of Cotonou is part of a broader ...

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

He revealed that a formal Memorandum of Understanding, building on this framework, is expected to be signed by the first ...

A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are ...

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

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

Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

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 ...

Gernot RohrRecently, Gernot Rohr, head coach of Benin, spoke out. The coach shared his thoughts on Benin's qualification for ...