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.

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

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 ...

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

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

American R&B singer Ciara has become a Beninese citizen thanks to a new law granting citizenship to descendants of African ...