Ciara, the Grammy-winning singer, has made history by becoming one of the first to receive Beninese citizenship through a ...

Discover how U.S. singer Ciara became a citizen of Benin under a new law granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.

Ciara celebrates her Beninese roots in a striking jersey-and-cowrie-shell look, following her official citizenship under the ...

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

Yvon Detchenou, Benin's Minister of Justice and Legislation, right, presents citizenship documents to singer Ciara at a ...

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