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.

Nigeria and Benin have agreed on a joint trade framework to eliminate bottlenecks and enhance economic opportunities across both nations.

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

Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...

A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are ...

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...

The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have agreed on a joint trade framework to eliminate trade ...

Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event ...

Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

From New Jersey to West Africa — Lauryn Hill just took a powerful journey back to her roots.

President Netumbo Nandi-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 ...