Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors Receive Citizenship from Guinea After DNA Tests

Celebrities Welcomed Enthusiastically at the Airport

Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors, film stars from the USA, traveled to Guinea to obtain citizenship after tracing their ancestors in this West African country through DNA testing. "We are very happy to be here," said Good, known for her role in "Think Like a Man," noting that this is her first visit to Guinea. Majors, recognized for his roles in "Creed" and "Ant-Man," added, "I’m excited to meet the people and explore the city with my wife." The citizenship ceremony was organized by the Ministry of Culture and is part of regional initiatives encouraging individuals of African descent to claim their heritage and invest in the continent.

The event, a private cultural ceremony, will take place at a new tourist park on the outskirts of the capital, Conakry. Good, aged 44, and Majors, aged 36, met in May 2023 and were married last year after a tumultuous period in Majors' life. He was sentenced to probation in the U.S. in 2024 for assaulting his former girlfriend, British choreographer Grace Jabbari.

The couple landed at Gbessia International Airport in Conakry early Friday morning, greeted joyfully by officials and musicians. During their stay in Guinea, the two have planned to visit Boké, a coastal region with historical sites related to the slave trade. It is unclear whether they intend to invest or relocate to Guinea.

In recent years, several celebrities have chosen to obtain citizenship from African countries. This trend began in 2019 when Ghana launched the "Year of Return," inviting individuals with African ancestry to return home and invest. Notable celebrities who have taken this step include Stevie Wonder, Ciara, and Samuel L. Jackson, who obtained a Gabonese passport in 2020.

Guinea has a long history of welcoming activists and individuals from the African diaspora. Since the 1960s, South African singer Miriam Makeba and her husband, American civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael, moved to Guinea, where Makeba was treated as an honorary Guinean citizen.

Despite experiencing political turbulence in recent years, Guinea has recently returned to civilian rule after elections won by a leader ousted in a coup. Despite its rich mineral resources, including bauxite, iron, and gold, the population remains one of the poorest in West Africa.