Dawa Queen Arian Simone Reed Marries Benjamin Mougarbel in Ghana Before 400 Guests
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Updated · The New York Times · May 29
Dawa Queen Arian Simone Reed Marries Benjamin Mougarbel in Ghana Before 400 Guests
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 29
May 23 brought a five-day royal wedding in Accra, where Dawa Queen Arian Simone Reed married Ghanaian businessman Benjamin Salah Mougarbel at Christiansborg Castle before 400 guests.
Half the attendees traveled internationally for the celebration, underscoring the cross-border profile of a ceremony held in Ghana for a queen of an Indigenous community based in Ivory Coast.
Reed became the first queen of the Dawa people in October 2022, when leaders in Grand-Bereby honored her philanthropic work after she helped establish the town’s first elementary school.
That coronation gave Reed a 20-karat gold crown, land and ongoing responsibilities to work with Ivorian officials on education, housing and community welfare.
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