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Ludacris and family pose with Gabonese official brandishing their passports
Rapper Ludacris is now a dual citizen of the Central African country of Gabon
American rapper Ludacris and his family officially hold dual citizenship in the African Nation of Gabon.
The rapper, 42, took to Instagram to share the exciting news with fans, reveal his request to become a citizen of Gabon had finally been approved.
“Starting my new year off with dual citizenship ,” he wrote. “AFRICA, I’M OFFICIAL!”
He later added that both his children and his wife, Eudoxie Mbouguiengue, are official citizens too, calling it, “The best gift of the decade.”
Recently, Ludacris and family headed to Gabon on a helicopter. “Now that I’m an official citizen of Gabon, I travel the country a little different,” he captioned his post.
Mbouguiengue aged 33 and a mother of one, was born in a village in Gabon in Central Africa. After struggling through years of poverty and abuse, she immigrated to the United States knowing next to no English. Despite this, she succeeded academically, achieving both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
American actress Tiffany Haddish became a dual citizen in May 2019 as reported by The Sauce. This is after she officially got her Eritrean citizenship, the birthplace of her father, who moved to the United States as a refugee before she was born.