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 ...

The U.S. pop star became a citizen under a new law in Benin aimed at descendants of enslaved people from sub-Saharan Africa.

Singer Ciara, center, with government officials and other beneficiaries of the diaspora program during a ceremony in Cotonou, ...

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

The small West African country passed a law last year granting citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave ...

Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as the Slave Coast ...

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

Russia will sign an intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation with Benin. This was reported to Izvestia by Russian Ambassador to the African Republic Igor Evdokimov. There is a similar ...