Benin News News Benin » People: Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. U.S. singer Ciara is among the first.
Yvon Detchenou, Benin's Minister of Justice and Legislation, right, presents citizenship documents to singer Ciara at a ceremony in Cotonou, Benin on July 26. [AP/YONHAP] U.S. singer Ciara is one of ...
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: In Benin, Voodoo's birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred
PORTO-NOVO, Benin (AP) — For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo rituals by sacred trees to get ...
News Benin » People: Here’s why coral beads are important to Benin people
The Benin people located in the southern part of Nigeria are well known for their beautiful traditional attire that showcases coral beads. These beads decorate the Benin royals and are also used by ...
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: The hallowed culture of one of the world's most ancient people
Because we're bound to get lost if we choose to quest. For if the ancient throne of Oduduwa can be, disputedly, traced to the Bini (Benin) kingdom, then the origin of Oduduwa's origin can only be ...
News Benin » People: Repositioning famous Benin art legacy
The ancient city of Benin, the Edo State capital, witnessed an artistic rebirth when some legendary and emerging Nigerian visual artists converged on the red city for a 10-day Benin Art Fair. The ...
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 ...