Benin News News Benin » People: 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 ...
News Benin » People: In Benin, Voodoo's birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred
Gilbert Kakpo, a Voodoo priest, stands by a a sacred tree, who he claims is the protector of women at the Bohouezoun sacred forest in Benin, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. “Our divinity is the protector ...
News Benin » People: 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 ...
News Benin » People: Why we love and revere the Oba of Benin
A father to his people, a custodian of history and a symbol of Edo identity BENIN CITY — In the Benin Kingdom, the Oba is far more than a traditional ruler. He is a father to his people, a custodian ...
News Benin » People: 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 ...
News Benin » People: Benin: A win-win partnership for the inclusion of young people with little or no education
More than 5,000 young people with little or no education have found jobs thanks to the partnership between the National Employment Agency (ANPE) and the management company of the Glo-Djigbé industrial ...
News Benin » People: Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. US singer Ciara is among the first
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 ...