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Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. U.S. singer Ciara is among the first

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. The ...
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Ciara becomes Benin citizen under law for descendants of enslaved people

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 small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved ...
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Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade

DAKAR, Senegal — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said ...
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Ciara is among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin

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 small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved ...
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The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300-1897 Exhibit

“The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300-1897," Smithsonian Exhibition Catalogue, July 26, 1995 - May 31, 2004, http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/The ...