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Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...
Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.
He revealed that a formal Memorandum of Understanding, building on this framework, is expected to be signed by the first ...
US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...
A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are ...
"I feel incredibly proud to be a part of the importance of this moment. The significance of this moment and what it means is ...
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...
Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, have been appointed by the government of Benin as thematic ambassadors to African-Americans in the United States. The couple’s new role is ...
Benin Bronzes on display in the Humboldt Forum, a museum complex in Berlin. Berlin’s museums contain over 1,000 bronzes, though they no longer own them. Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times ...
A Royal seat, Benin, Cana (18th-19th century) is displayed during the exhibition "Restitution of 26 works from the royal treasury in Abomey" at the Quai Branly museum before a ceremony to mark the ...