Spike Lee, Benin's charming asset to attract people of African descent

Since coming to power in 2016, Beninese President Patrice Talon has made memorial policy a lever for cultural and economic development. As part of this strategy, the Council of Ministers announced on Wednesday, July 23, the appointment of American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a producer and lawyer, as "thematic ambassadors of the Republic of Benin to the Afro-descendant diaspora in the United States of America."

The Beninese government believes that through their actions, the couple has "profoundly shaped the contemporary narrative of the African diaspora." As part of their mission, Mr. and ^Mrs. Lee will contribute "to raising awareness, fostering dialogue and supporting initiatives promoting cultural reconnection and the duty of remembrance," it adds.

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