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Ciara Just Became a Citizen of Benin—Here’s What it Means for the Diaspora | WATCH

*U.S. singer Ciara has officially become a citizen of Benin under the country’s new Afro-descendant citizenship law. The Grammy-winning artist received her citizenship during a ceremony in Cotonou, ...
SFGate

A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. 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 ...
journalgazette

Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. US singer Ciara is among the first

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 ...