The Grammy-winning singer stood before top government officials and proudly declared in French, “Je suis Béninoise!”—a moment that marked both a personal milestone and a historic first. Ciara became ...

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 ...

The Stanley Museum of Art is now the first U.S. institution to return works to the former Benin royal family. Court officials carrying the Benin Bronzes during the restitution ceremony. Photo by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A visitor walks past the National Museum in Lagos on April 23, 2026 (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT) Swiss authorities on Monday returned 18 ...

*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, ...

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 ...

Ciara has deepened her connection to the African continent with a Beninese citizenship. The artist visited the West African country of Benin this week and left with much more than a souvenir. On ...