Husband and wife movie stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have travelled to Guinea, where the US couple are due to be granted citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African nation through DNA testing.
We are just happy to be here, said Good, best known for the film Think Like a Man, and who went on to explain that it was her first visit to Guinea.
Majors, a star of Creed and Ant-Man, added: I am excited to meet the people and go around the town with my wife. Their citizenship ceremony has been organised by the ministry of culture - and is similar to other initiatives in the region to encourage people of African descent to reclaim their heritage and invest in the continent.
The event - a private cultural ceremony - is set to take place at a new tourist garden on the outskirts of the capital, Conakry later on Friday.
Good, 44, and Majors, 36, began dating in May 2023 and tied the knot last year. They married following a turbulent period in Majors' life.
During their stay in Guinea, the pair are scheduled to tour Boké, a coastal region with historic slave trade sites. It is not clear if they plan to invest in or move to Guinea.
In recent years, several celebrities have taken up citizenship in African countries largely encouraged by initiatives like Ghana's The Year of Return aimed at inviting those with African heritage to return and invest.
The welcoming of the couple was marked with a warm reception at Conakry's Gbessia International Airport, showcasing the cultural significance of their visit, underscoring the importance of reconnecting with one's roots and the political and cultural ties that bind the African diaspora.
