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What to know about Benin’s efforts to welcome descendants of enslaved people

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

Amsterdam News · 14h

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.

BBC on MSN · 2d

US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new origins law

US 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 an Instagram post the Grammy award-winner said she was "honoured",

From Ciara to Stevie Wonder: These Black celebs hold dual citizenship with nations in Africa

Ciera received her Beninese citizenship, but she isn’t the first to receive dual citizenship from a nation in the motherland.

Africanews on MSN4h

Cholera threatens 80,000 children in West and Central Africa

An estimated 80,000 children are at severe risk of cholera as heavy rains sweep across West and Central Africa, exacerbating ...

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Nigeria records second-highest cholera cases in West, Central Africa -UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund says Nigeria has the second-highest number of cases of cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa.

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Ciara receives Beninese citizenship in emotional ceremony: ‘I feel incredibly proud’

On a trip to Benin, Ciara became a citizen of the West African country in a ceremony with Beninese government officials.

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West Africa: Togo and Benin - PBS

West Africa is the birthplace of Voodoo; in Togo and Benin ancestors commingle with the living. Whether it’s vulture heads for sale at a fetish market or sacred bloodstained altars, Voodoo is ...

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