Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors to receive Guinean citizenship after DNA ancestry tests
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Key Points:
- Actors Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors traveled to Guinea to be granted citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the country through DNA testing, marking Good's first visit to Guinea.
- Their citizenship ceremony, organized by Guinea's ministry of culture, aligns with regional initiatives encouraging people of African descent to reconnect with their heritage and invest in Africa.
- The couple arrived in Conakry amid a warm welcome and are scheduled to tour historic slave trade sites in the Boké region, though their intentions regarding investment or relocation remain unclear.
- This move follows a trend of celebrities acquiring African citizenships, inspired by initiatives like Ghana's "Year of Return," with notable figures such as Stevie Wonder, Ciara, and Samuel L. Jackson participating.
