Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

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

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

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West ...

Grammy-winning artist Ciara has been granted citizenship in Benin, becoming one of the first prominent individuals to benefit ...

Singer Ciara became a Benin citizen under a new law granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved Africans, highlighting ...

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

Ciara celebrates her Beninese roots in a striking jersey-and-cowrie-shell look, following her official citizenship under the ...

Singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African ...

Ciara Becomes One of First Citizens Under New Benin Law *U.S. singer Ciara has officially become a citizen of Benin under the ...

On a trip to Benin, Ciara became a citizen of the West African country in a ceremony with Beninese government officials.