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Grammy Winner Ciara Accepts Offer for Benin Citizenship, a New Way to Reckon with its Slave Trade
Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.
Ciara ‘Levels Up’ With Benin Citizenship, Celebrates Milestone In Emotional Ceremony
As Rolling Stone Africa's latest cover star, Ciara took a cultural visit to Benin where she left with citizenship to the West ...
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new origins law
US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...
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Ciara Becomes Citizen Of Benin Under New Law For Slave Trade Descendants
Photo: Getty Images North America Grammy award-winning singer Ciara is among the first public figures to be granted ...
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Ciara becomes citizen of Benin
Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as ...
Ciara receives Beninese citizenship in emotional ceremony: ‘I feel incredibly proud’
On a trip to Benin, Ciara became a citizen of the West African country in a ceremony with Beninese government officials.
Spike Lee And His Wife Appointed Benin Ambassadors For African Americans In The US
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...
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As the West surges toward electric cars, here’s where the unwanted ...
The stream of used cars heading to West African ports is only expected to increase with the West’s shift to electric vehicles. As wealthy countries set aggressive goals to move consumers towards ...
From Ciara to Stevie Wonder: These Black celebs hold dual citizenship with nations in Africa
Ciera received her Beninese citizenship, but she isn't the first to receive dual citizenship from the motherland.