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

U.S. singer Ciara has become a citizen of Benin as part of the West African country’s initiatives encouraging people of African descent to reclaim their heritage. Ciara acquired citizenship at a ...

He returns home for a victory lap. “I got Benin (City) blood rushing in my rushing in my veins,” the singer told CNN, just before his sold-out homecoming show there at the end of August.

A 45-year-old artist, Balogun Omokhafe, also known as Hakuzion, on Monday completed a four-day trek from his hometown in ...

The Oba of Benin, attended by two aides, following his crowning in Benin City in October 2016. AFP via Getty Images The move to send them to Africa has been fueled by demands for “repatriation ...

In Benin City, there has been a huge jump in awareness about the looted objects in the last decade, and artists, historians and activists have intensified their calls for restitution.

By Ayo Onikoyi Benin City is about to witness a major comedy event as fast-rising Nigerian comedian and content creator, ...

BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, raising ...