Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...

From New Jersey to West Africa — Lauryn Hill just took a powerful journey back to her roots.

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

Ndaitwah on Sunday extended her congratulations to Benin's president, Patrice Talon, for the country's 65th year of independence.In 1958, France granted autonomy to the Republic of Dahomey (now known ...

Nigeria and Benin have agreed on a joint trade framework to eliminate bottlenecks and enhance economic opportunities across both nations.

NIgeria and the Republic of Benin have taken a step toward strengthening economic ties by endorsing a Framework for Enhanced Economic Cooperation aimed at boosting bilateral trade and regional ...

Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have commenced the implementation of a new economic cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral ...

Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

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

As Rolling Stone Africa's latest cover star, Ciara took a cultural visit to Benin where she left with citizenship to the West ...

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...

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