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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Banchereau

As Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants, it reckons with its own history in the trade

Benin Citizenship Slavery - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said she had a feeling of deja vu.

“A lot of the people reminded me of my grandparents, the way they wore their headscarves, their mannerisms, their mentality,” she said.

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