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

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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 African country.

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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 African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.

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

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

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