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The Man Died
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Features & Essays

Mama Deola
Mama Deola and the Trouble with Performing Womanhood
Olu Jacobs
Olu Jacobs: The Lion Leaves the Frame
2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Gynocentric Literature in Fivefold: On the 2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Variations on the Subject of Family: A Review of the 2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
sexual abuse
Ask Your Brothers. Ask Them Their Stories, the Stories of Other Boys. Ask.
Filmmaking
Filmmaking Within the Frame of Neglect

Interviews

Kamel Laaridhi
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Kamel Laaridhi on “The H@llow Man” and the Dystopian Character of Our Times
Ashgan El-Hamus
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Ashgan El-Hamus on Making the Case for Small, Collective Living in Debut Feature, “Al Baraneya”
Kaelo Iyizoba
TIFF 2026: In Conversation With Kaelo Iyizoba, Director Of “The Spectacular Death of Prisca”
Merit Gogo-fyneface
“Writing Is an Educational Tool to Showcase Complex, Unspoken Experiences”: An Interview With Merit Gogo-fyneface
Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First
Andy Mundy-Castle
“Hope is a Tool of Resistance”: In Conversation with Andy Mundy-Castle on “Shoot the People” and the Ethics of Bearing Witness

Film & TV

19
“19” Review: Tola Odunsi’s Ambitious but Uneven Portrait of Cybercrime
The Man Died
“The Man Died” Review: A Welcome Cinematic Contextualisation of Wole Soyinka’s Prison Memoir
Zjili
TIFF 2026: Christine Boateng and Hajara Musah Chambas Create An Unflinching Portrait of Exploitative Capitalism In Feature Debut, “Zjili”
A Mama Deola Wedding Story
“A Mama Deola Wedding Story” Review: Kava’s First Original Is a Feature-Length Skit That Doesn’t Know It’s a Skit
Congo Boy
TIFF 2026: In “Congo Boy”, Rafiki Fariala Harnesses Music As A Conduit For Hope And Resistance
Kamel Laaridhi
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Kamel Laaridhi on “The H@llow Man” and the Dystopian Character of Our Times

Music

NO DAYS OFF
“NO DAYS OFF” Review: Kweku Smoke Reflects on Hustle and Ambition on New Album
SUN SHERIF
“SUN SHERIF” Review: Black Sherif Embraces New Horizons on EP
Son of Elvis
“Son of Elvis” Review: Marcus Harvey Bares His Heart Across New Album
STARLIFE
“STARLIFE” Review: Victony Refines His Sonic Toolbox on New Album
Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Storytelling Songwriting
Headies
What the Headies Awards Keep Getting Wrong: A Cursory Look at the 18th Edition Nominees List
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

The Loud Silence Between Us
Justice Faruck’s “The Loud Silence Between Us” Is A Novel of Noble Ideas and Faulty Execution
Why Does God Need a Gun
There Are No Gems in Ogaga Ifowodo’s “Why Does God Need A Gun?”
Salt in the Snow
“Salt in the Snow” Review: Displacements and Shifting Identities Come Together in Sahra Noor’s Debut Memoir
Many Ways to Die
An Odyssey of Small Lives: A Review of Famous Chukwuemeka’s “Many Ways to Die”
Fragments of Peace
In Search of the Artist and His Craft: A Review of John Chinaka Onyeche’s “Fragments of Peace”
2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Small Change: Intimacy and Economy on the 2026 Caine Prize Shortlist

Culture

house rent
Whose Fault is the House Rent Crisis in Nigeria?
VeryDarkMan
Who Needs the Government When You Can Tag Someone Else?
justice
Justice Needs an Audience: How Nigeria Turned Punishment Into Content
African literature
The Year So Far in African Literature: Talking Points of the Second Quarter of 2026
literary festival
Promoting Valuable Culture: Why Corporate Funders Must Now Notice the Only Literary Festival in Southeast Nigeria
Is the African Literary Critic and the Institution of Criticism Under Attack?

Fashion

AMVCA

AMVCA 2026: The Best Celebrity Red Carpet Looks of the Night

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Met Gala

Met Gala 2026: How African Celebrities Showed Up on Fashion’s Biggest Stage

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Grammy
2026 Grammy Awards: How African Celebrities Brought the Fashion Heat to the Red Carpet
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AMVCA
2025 AMVCA: How the Stars Lit up the Night With Style
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AMVCA Cultural Day
10 Celebrities Who Slayed the 2025 AMVCA Cultural Day
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Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

Sports

football
What a Cancelled Lagos Derby Reveals About Nigeria’s Football Reform
African footballers
15 African Footballers to Watch in the 2026/2027 Season in Top Leagues Worldwide
Yan Diomandé
Who Is Yan Diomandé? An Insight Into the €125 Million Most Expensive African Player of All-Time
FIFA Forward Enterprise
CAF’s Non-Decision on FIFA Forward Enterprise Fits a Pattern
2026 World Cup
Analysis: The 2026 World Cup and Africa’s Ten-Minute Collapse
FIFA World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup: How Africa’s Representatives Shape Up

Explainers

touring
The Real Bottlenecks Behind Africa’s Touring Gap
merchandise
Why African Music Still Hasn’t Built a Real Merchandise Economy
brand deal
More Than a Face: Who Controls an Artiste’s Identity After a Brand Deal Is Signed?
arthouse
Arthouse vs. Indie: What’s the Difference?
arthouse
Why Nigerians Call Every Festival Film Arthouse
arthouse
What Makes a Film Arthouse?

Fiction & Poetry

Ìfàlétí Olómi Laàpẹrẹ
Three Poems | By Folorunsho Ahmed Adekunle
I slice my soles standing for a seaside photograph
Three Poems | By Jelimo
For Mama’s Boys
“For Mama’s Boy” and Other Poems | By Ayiyi Joel
Mercury in Retrograde
Mercury in Retrograde | Poem by Obongofon Etuk
Roll Call at the Crumbling Girl’s High School
“Roll Call at the Crumbling Girl’s High School” and Other Poems | By Tushar Sen
The Sufferer
The Sufferer | Poem By Obongofon Etuk