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Published on 15:36 GMT

Grammy winner gets Benin citizenship as nation reckons with slave trade role

The American Grammy winner Ciara is uncertain where her ancestors were taken from, but she retraced their likely path as she stepped through the “Door of No Return” on Benin’s Atlantic coast. European slave traders shipped an estimated 1.5 million Africans …

Source: The Times - Center-right
Published on 17:48 GMT

Singer Ciara among first descendants of enslaved people granted Benin citizenship

Breadcrumb Trail Links Entertainment Celebrity World European merchants deported an estimated 1.5 million enslaved people from the Bight of Benin to the Americas. Author of the article: Associated Press Mark Banchereau Published Jul 29, 2025 • 3 minute …

Source: The Province - Neutral
Published on 09:54 GMT

African Development Bank approves $30m for climate resilience in Benin

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $30.25 million in financing for a program aimed at bolstering climate protection and agricultural sector resilience in Benin, West Africa. This investment will help 150,000 smallholder farmers, …

Source: Reinsurance News - Neutral
Published on 14:53 GMT

Ciara becomes citizen of Benin; Hall of Famer Sandberg dies | Hot off the Wire podcast

Yvon Detchenou, Benin's Minister of Justice and Legislation, right, presents citizenship documents to singer Ciara at a ceremony in Cotonou, Benin, Saturday July 26, 2025. Uncredited - Benin Presidency On today's episode: Russian glide bombs and …

Source: The Arizona Daily Star - Center-left
Published on 14:39 GMT

Flooding: Benin GRA Roads Become Impassable

As the rainy season deepens, residents and commuters in Benin City’s Government Reservation Area (GRA) are contending with worsening road conditions, exacerbated by persistent flooding. Daily rainfall in the Edo State capital has rendered major roads in …

Source: New Telegraph - Pending
Published on 08:28 GMT

“I am Beninoise” singer Ciara writes as she’s awarded Benin citizenship after tracing her ancestral roots

Singer Ciara is now officially a citizen of Benin. On July 26, 2025, during a powerqful ceremony marking the United Nations Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, she received her certificate of citizenship, cementing her legal ties to the West …

Source: Zambian Observer - Indeterminate
Published on 11:59 GMT

Why pop star Ciara is now a citizen of Benin

Source: The Independent - Center-left
Published on 05:21 GMT

Djuric: Goal of Benin visit is to deepen our friendship, Serbia's presence in West Africa

COTONOU - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said in Cotonou on Monday the goal of his visit to Benin was to deepen the partnership and friendship with the African nation, as well as Serbia's presence in West Africa. "Serbia views its friendship with African …

Source: Tanjug - Pro-Government
Published on 04:18 GMT

Ciara becomes a citizen of Benin

Source: Clevland 19 News - Ohio - Pending
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Ciara becomes Benin citizen under law for descendants of enslaved people

The small West African country passed a law last year granting citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave trade. DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the …

Source: WBIR - Tennessee - Neutral