African cinema

African Cinema Secures Wins at Venice 2026

Tehran International Short Film Festival
Al Baraneya

Features & Essays

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
Headies
What the Headies Awards Keep Getting Wrong: A Cursory Look at the 18th Edition Nominees List
Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First
Nollywood
Nollywood’s Political Unconsciousness and the Critic’s Quagmire

Interviews

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
Zipporah Nyaruri
In Conversation with Zipporah Nyaruri on the Road Behind “Truck Mama”
Pietra Brettkelly
Tribeca Festival 2026: In Conversation with Pietra Brettkelly and The Critics’ Raymond Yusuff on Making “Crocodile” and Rising Above Constraints

Film & TV

Al Baraneya
Venice 2026: Ashgan El-Hamus’ “Al Baraneya” Captures the Tensions Between Simple Living and Urban Aspirations as a Young Woman Comes of Age
Kaelo Iyizoba
TIFF 2026: In Conversation With Kaelo Iyizoba, Director Of “The Spectacular Death of Prisca”
La Maison du Vent
Venice 2026: “La Maison du Vent (House of the Wind)” Studies the Tragic Cost of Migration and the Loneliness of Old Age
Alahun: The Weaver
“Alahun: The Weaver” Review: Dare Olaitan’s Yoruba Epic Has the Right Philosophy and a Screenplay That Takes Too Long to Find It
Woman Land
HollyShorts Film Festival 2026: “Woman Land” and “The Unnamed” Reflect on Female Identity and Vulnerability
First Features Project
Twelve First Films Later: What Did the First Features Project Actually Produce?

Music

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
Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First
ALKEBULAN III: The Water Remembers
“ALKEBULAN III: The Water Remembers” Review: Matt B Rounds Out Album Trilogy With Orchestral Flourish
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VIDEOS

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Books

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
Dawn is an Open Wound
The Ordinary Affair of Being Nigerian: A Review of Jide Badmus’ “Dawn is an Open Wound”
Merit Gogo-fyneface
“Writing Is an Educational Tool to Showcase Complex, Unspoken Experiences”: An Interview With Merit Gogo-fyneface

Culture

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?
democracy
Can Democracy Work With a Hungry Voter?

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

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?
artiste
Why African Artistes Need to Think About Their Name, Image, and Likeness as Legal Assets
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
The Catalogue Lives On: What Happens to an Artiste’s Music After Death?

Fiction & Poetry

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
How Bodies Are Used as Storage Units in Sudan
“How Bodies Are Used as Storage Units in Sudan” and Other Poems | By Abigail George
Light Streams In
Light Streams In | Short Story by Phodiso Modirwa