Hollywood actors Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good were granted Guinean citizenship on Friday during an official ceremony in Conakry, presided over by senior aides to Guinea’s military leader, General Mamadi Doumbouya. The married couple received diplomatic passports after presenting DNA results linking their ancestry to Guinea, officials said.
Djiba Diakité, the president’s chief of staff, told the pair they would now represent Guinea and its national colours internationally. Majors and Good arrived in the capital earlier in the day and were welcomed by government officials and traditional musicians. “It’s good to be home,” Good said, thanking authorities for the reception, while Majors pledged to contribute to the country through his professional skills and international platform.
The move follows a broader effort by some African nations to offer citizenship to members of the African diaspora seeking to reconnect with their roots and invest in the continent. Guinea’s tourism ministry said the actors will tour historical slave sites in the Boké region, a key departure point during the transatlantic slave trade, before leaving the country. Majors, whose career has included acclaimed roles in Da 5 Bloods and Lovecraft Country, has been rebuilding professionally following legal troubles in the United States.
