Meghan named 'Ifeoma' in Nigeria on first visit to nation she descends from

Source: The Age

Abuja, Nigeria: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says it's been humbling to find out through a genealogy test that she is partly Nigerian as she met with women in the West African nation.

On her second day in Nigeria, where she is visiting for the first time with Prince Harry to also promote mental health for wounded soldiers and young girls, Meghan acknowledged Nigeria as "my country". She added: "It's been eye-opening to be able to know more about my heritage."

"Never in a million years would I understand it as much as I do now. And what has been echoed so much in the past day is, 'Oh, we are not so surprised when we found out you are Nigerian'," she said at the event on women in leadership co-hosted by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

"It is a compliment to you because what they define as a Nigerian woman is brave, resilient, courageous, beautiful," Meghan told the audience.