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

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

Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across ...

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

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 ...

US R&B singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality to the descendants of slaves.

In a landmark tribute to journalistic excellence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hosted the inaugural ...

American singer Ciara has become a citizen of Benin under a new law that grants citizenship to the descendants of enslaved ...

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

By Earl ANKRAH, Ashwini Rekha SEBASTIAN & Allswell OKINE Intra-regional trade in agricultural and food products is crucial ...

THE brother of a missing east Belfast man is continuing his search for answers in Paris after suddenly losing contact two ...