Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have travelled to Guinea, where the Hollywood couple are expected to be granted Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African nation through DNA testing.
Arriving in the capital, Conakry, the couple spoke warmly about their visit. Good described the moment simply, saying she was “just happy to be here,” noting that it was her first time setting foot in the country. Majors shared her enthusiasm, saying he was looking forward to meeting people and experiencing Guinea alongside his wife.
The citizenship ceremony, organised by Guinea’s Ministry of Culture, is set to take place later on Friday at a newly developed tourist garden outside Conakry. Officials say the event is a private cultural ceremony, part of wider efforts across Africa to welcome members of the African diaspora who are choosing to reconnect with their ancestral roots and engage more deeply with the continent.
Good, 44, is best known for her roles in films such as Think Like a Man, while Majors, 36, has appeared in major Hollywood productions including Creed and Ant-Man. The couple began dating in May 2023 and married last year.
Their arrival at Conakry’s Gbessia International Airport in the early hours of Friday was met with music, official welcomes, and warm reception from members of the local community. During their stay, they are expected to travel to Boké, a coastal region home to historically significant sites linked to the transatlantic slave trade, offering an opportunity for reflection, learning, and reconnection.
While it is not yet known whether the couple plans to relocate or invest in Guinea, their visit reflects a growing movement among prominent figures of African descent seeking meaningful ties with African nations beyond symbolic gestures.
That movement gained global momentum in 2019 when Ghana launched its “Year of Return” initiative, inviting people of African heritage to reconnect with the continent. Since then, several high-profile figures have followed similar paths, including musician Stevie Wonder, singer Ciara, and actor Samuel L. Jackson, each choosing to formalise their relationship with African countries through citizenship.
Guinea itself has a long tradition of welcoming members of the African diaspora. In the 1960s, South African singer Miriam Makeba lived in the country after being rendered stateless for opposing apartheid. She later became a cultural ambassador for Guinea, while her former husband, civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael, who later took the name Kwame Ture, remained in the country until his death in 1998.
Today, Guinea continues to position itself as a place of cultural return, historical continuity, and possibility. Rich in natural resources including bauxite, iron ore, gold, and uranium, the country holds both deep historical significance and future potential. Visits such as this one highlight a growing global recognition of Africa not only as a place of origin, but as a place of belonging, opportunity, and renewed connection.
For many watching across the continent and the diaspora, the journey of Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors serves as a reminder that Africa’s story is not only about the past, but also about return, pride, and shaping a shared future.
