CONAKRY, Guinea (FN) — Hollywood actors Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have been granted Guinean citizenship after DNA tests traced their ancestry to the West African nation, officials announced during a private ceremony in the capital on Friday.
Good, 44, and Majors, 36, received their Guinean passports at Gbassi Kolo, a cultural and tourism center outside Conakry, where government representatives acting on behalf of President Mamadi Doumbouya welcomed the couple as “worthy sons and daughters of Guinea”.
Djiba Diakité, chief of staff to the presidency, presented the passports and praised the pair for their global influence. “You represent our country, the red‑yellow‑green flag, all over the world,” he said during the ceremony.
The couple, who are traveling through Guinea for the first time, said the honor deepened their connection to the African diaspora. Majors told BBC News that the recognition would help “bridge the gap” between their lives as entertainers and their ancestral roots. Good added that they “could absolutely see ourselves having a home here” as they build long‑term ties to the country.
The ceremony featured traditional music and dance, part of a broader cultural initiative aimed at reconnecting African nations with members of the global Black diaspora. Several West African countries, including Sierra Leone and Ghana, have launched similar programs encouraging descendants of enslaved Africans to reclaim citizenship or ancestral identity.
Majors, once considered one of Hollywood’s rising stars, has faced legal and public scrutiny in the United States following a 2023 altercation with a former girlfriend. Despite the controversy, Guinean officials emphasized cultural heritage and unity during the event, focusing on the couple’s ancestral connection rather than their recent challenges.
Good and Majors join a growing list of U.S. celebrities who have traced their lineage to African nations and pursued dual citizenship as part of a wider movement centered on identity, heritage, and cultural reconnection.
