Pe a nen e kon fu
"Oui da Benin" abra Ouidah, a Benin-foto, a Franse wortu "oui" (di wani taki "ya"), nanga a Soulaani wortu "da" (na) – soleki "ya" da Benin, "oui" au Bénin. Soulaani (Kra Folku) na wan autonèm (wan nen di a grupu zèlf kisi) fu a etnis grupu di man kari ookso Black American (Blaka Amerkan), African American (Afrika-Amerkan), Negro (Nengre), Colored (Krioro), of Freedmen (Libisma Lusu).
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Fu wi, gi wi
Wi zèlf na dusma, so wi sabi a kwestyon dem. Now na tron gi enke wortu! Wi yepi Afro-nakomi na ala kondre fu navigeri a ofisiyèle proses fu kisi erkening fu den Benin staatsburgerskap via myafroorigins.bj – arki a moste populaire kwestyon dem na wi chatbot en kisi enke wortu basi nanga ofisiyèle informasho fu Benin, a MyAfroOrigins helpteam, nanga baksiker fu heri furu dusma dem.
Gi dipi kwestyon di nowwan no abi enke wortu gi tide, furu a tracker. A moste fu wi di poegi a moste kompletere baksiker, a moste disi data kan yepi toku en bakaten dusma dem.
Yu no sabi efu wi kan yepi? Aksi a bot – en wòrk nanga a sèlfkantsi ekspertise di abi disi siti – en moro ookso!A Programma
Ondro Wet N° 2024-31 (kenki 2025), a Republiek fu Benin kon si borgu, na wan ofisiyèle fasi, gi Afro-nakomi – libisma di den afo ben tyari go puru fu a continent, ondro a Afrikan srafu-handel, inluku a Trans-Atlantis handel nanga a Indise Oseeyan, Redi Se, en Trans-Sahara pasi dem.
San soort libisma kan aplaika
Ala libisma fu 18 yari of owtoe di na staatsburger fu wan no-Afrikanse kondre nanga di kan prufu dati wan awtenti fu Afro-sani weri bon na wan kondre pe srafu Afrikanen weri broko go na. Yu no mu go baka te na srafu – wan awtenti di bori fosi 1944 na nufsu.
Aksi sma e poti ofte
Glossary
- ANIP
- Agence Nationale d'Identification des Personnes — e wroko nanga a RNPP, a heri kondre biometric databank fu Benen. Yu e seti yusrefi dya wan-wan fu kisi yu NPI.
- NPI
- Numéro Personnel d'Identification — yu eigi nomru fu sabi suma yu de, di e kmopo te yu seti yusrefi na ANIP. Fanowdu gi a fesa èn gi tra papira fu Benen.
- CIP-A
- Certificat d'Identification Personnelle d'Afro-descendant. Lanti e gi en soso na Afro-desendanti nanga a programa disi te yu kba nanga a biometric sani èn yu kisi yu NPI. A no wan papira fu tan (residensi) — a e wroko gi 2 yari.
- CNIB
- Carte Nationale d'Identité Biométrique — a kondre biometric kat fu sabi suma yu de, di e wroko tu leki wan waka-papira gi ECOWAS.
- RNPP
- Registre National des Personnes Physiques — a heri kondre biometric databank ANIP e wroko nanga en.
- DEI
- Direction de l'Émigration et de l'Immigration — pe a gwenti (no es'esi) paspoort-proses e go doro.
Geciteerde bronnen
Eligible Territories
- MyAfroOrigins support
The Law, In Full
The Process
- [FR]Banouto – "Nationalité béninoise aux Afro-descendants: voici où et comment faire la demande en ligne" (confirms myafroorigins.bj launch date, $100 application fee, platform languages)
- [FR]Ambassade du Bénin (Washington, D.C.) – "Reconnaissance de la nationalité béninoise aux Afro-descendants"
- [EN]myafroorigins.bj – official application portal
- [PT]Bahia.ba – "Brasileiros buscam cidadania do Benin em movimento de reconexão com raízes africanas", confirms the $100 fee and ~3-month processing time
- [PT]Guia Negro – "Como tirar a cidadania de Benin e conseguir um passaporte africano", walks through the eligibility-certificate expiry and full-citizenship-conversion steps
- [ES]Global Voices en Español – "Países africanos ofrecen ciudadanía a sus comunidades globales", covers Benin's process (DNA tests, authenticated testimonies, family records) alongside Ghana/Guinea-Bissau's comparable programs
- [ES]OHCHR (Spanish) – "Regresando a África: las personas afrodescendientes reclaman un status especial", confirms the documentation/DNA-test requirement in Spanish
Documents
- [EN]Beninese Embassy (US) – courtesy translation FAQ, "Citoyenneté Afro-descendants" (PDF)
- [EN]myafroorigins.bj – "Recognition of Beninese nationality for Afro-descendants" service page
- [PT]Jornal Concreto – walks through the myafroorigins.bj portal step-by-step ("Fazer um pedido" → dossier submission), including the criminal-record-certificate and ID-document requirements
Further reading
- [EN]Wikipedia – "Beninese nationality law" (general background)
- [FR]KOACI – "Bénin: Patrice Talon promulgue une loi accordant la nationalité aux Afro-descendants" (law promulgation, Sept 2024)
- [FR]Jeune Afrique – "Afrodescendants au Bénin: cinq questions pour comprendre la stratégie de Patrice Talon"
- [FR]Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative – "Trois afro-descendants obtiennent la nationalité béninoise" (first-ceremony coverage, legal/rights-focused framing)