In brief
Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors, both prominent figures in Hollywood, arrived in Guinea to receive citizenship after uncovering their ancestral roots through DNA testing. The couple expressed joy at being in Guinea, where a citizenship ceremony is set to occur, reflecting the growing trend of people of African descent reconnecting with their heritage.
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 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. In 2024, he was sentenced in the US to probation for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, British choreographer Grace Jabbari. He was mandated to complete a 52-week domestic violence intervention programme.
The actors landed at Conakry's Gbessia International Airport in the early hours of Friday morning and were welcomed with great fanfare by officials and musicians. 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 citizenships of countries in Africa, largely beginning with Ghana's launch of The Year of Return in 2019. Notable figures like Stevie Wonder and Ciara have also made such moves to reconnect with their African heritage.
Guinea itself has a long history of welcoming activists and people from the African diaspora, stemming from its commitment to cultural heritage and identity.
