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November 30, 2025, 10:30 pm
Ciara's Beninese Citizenship - Marketing Ploys Can't Heal the Past
- [The Conversation Africa] African American singer Ciara received citizenship from the Republic of Benin in 2025 as a descendant of enslaved Africans. The images of her ceremony at Ouidah's slave route memorial site, "Door of No Return", were broadcast worldwide. Surrounded by drummers and dignitaries, she held a new Beninese passport aloft, a gesture hailed as both homecoming and healing.
Nigerian Travel Journalist Jailed On Terror Charges in Benin Since January
- [CPJ] Abuja -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Benin to release Nigerian YouTube-based travel journalist Mathew Ojoduma, who has been detained on terrorism charges since January 29.
