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Features & Essays

African Filmmaking
African Filmmaking at the Crossroads of Oscars Reform and AI Ethics
EndSars
The Comment Section Republic: Where Does the Nigerian Anger Go?
essay
A Voyage and An Exploration: What An Essay Is
Skincare
Skin Is Skinning: How Nigeria’s Skincare Culture Became a Movement and a Market
The Yoruba Traitor as Political Construction: A Response to Sam Omatseye’s “The Yoruba Traitors”
nigerian novels
Interior Is a Country: On Nigerian Novels and the Limits of the Screen

Interviews

Olive Nwosu
Berlinale 2026: In Conversation with Olive Nwosu, Writer-Director of “Lady”
Praise Odigie Paige
In Conversation: Praise Odigie Paige Reflects on Migration, Memory and Artistic Trajectory in “Birdie”
Akinola Davies Jr
“Art Has the Capacity to Move the Needle”: In Conversation with Akinola Davies Jr. on “My Father’s Shadow”, Nigerian History, and Casting Choices
Rami Jarboui
Sundance 2026: In Conversation with Rami Jarboui, Director of “The Bird’s Placebo”
Bea Wangondu
Sundance 2026: In Conversation with “Kikuyu Land” Directors, Bea Wangondu and Andrew H. Brown
Nana Adwoa Frimpong
ADIFF 2025: In Conversation With Nana Adwoa Frimpong, Producer of “The Eyes of Ghana”

Film & TV

The Almajiri
“The Almajiri” Review: Jammal Ibrahim’s Debut Asks Difficult Questions About Education, Faith, and Northern Nigeria’s Future
Nollywood
How Contemporary Nollywood Uses Humour to Both Expose and Excuse the Politics of Marriage
Agesinkole: King of Thieves 2
“Agesinkole: King of Thieves 2” Review: Femi Adebayo’s Yoruba Epic Has the Architecture of Greatness But an Overwritten Screenplay
arthouse
Arthouse vs. Indie: What’s the Difference?
Remi & Nneoma
“Remi & Nneoma” Review: A Biblical Retelling That Honours Its Source and Flinches From Its Own Boldest Possibilities
arthouse
Why Nigerians Call Every Festival Film Arthouse

Music

Out of Sight - Out of Mind
“Out of Sight – Out of Mind: Volume 1” Review: Ycee Expresses Stylistic Yin & Yang on New Album
Love is a Machinery
“Love is a Machinery” Review: Anendlessocean Gives Romance the Album It Deserves
Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Outside the Box
Small Chops
“Small Chops” Review: Mannywellz Delivers a Sweet Treat on New EP
Afrobeats
The Afrobeats Takeover: A Myth of Institutional Power
A Rii Set
“A Rii Set” Review: Pheelz Expresses Artistic Duality On New Project
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

The Comedian’s Diary
“The Comedian’s Diary” Review: Obase-Sam Ikoi’s Debut Novel Challenges Traditional Forms of the Novel in Its Portrait of Addiction
African Political Fiction
Notable African Political Fiction of the Last Decade (Part II)
In Our Own Ways
Sisterhood and a Fractured Marriage: A Review of Yejide Kilanko’s “In Our Own Ways”
escapist fiction
20 Notable Escapist African Fiction of the Last Ten Years
Born at the End of the World
Love in a Time of Terror: A Review of Donica Merhazion’s “Born at the End of the World”
Nigerian Literature
The Endless Work of Culture Positioning: The Challenge for Nigerian Literature

Culture

university
Prestige vs Payoff: Do University Rankings Still Matter in Nigeria?
power
Why Nigeria Still Can’t Find Its Balance of Power
talking stage
Neither Here nor There: The Talking Stage as Nigeria’s New Relationship Culture
Women
Undoing the Knots Society Tied in Your Mind
Surnames
Whose Name Do You Bear? The Politics of Surnames and the Erasure of African Women
Labubu dolls
How Capitalists Are Exploiting Us Through ‘Must-Haves’

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

AfroBasket
The Ultimate Guide to the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket in Côte d’Ivoire
WAFCON
WAFCON 2024 Quarterfinal Guide: Players to Watch and Our Predictions
WAFCON
WAFCON 2024: African Women’s Football Deserves Better Broadcast Coverage
Kyalami
Kyalami’s Renaissance: Paving the Way for F1’s Return to Africa
Club World Cup
Africa at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
African Football League
Has the African Football League Gone Ghost?

Explainers

Mercy Chinwo and EeZee Conceptz
Inside the Mercy Chinwo and EeZee Conceptz Fallout
Navigating the Business Side of Writing
Navigating the Business Side of Writing: What Every Author Needs to Know
How Budgeting Apps Empower Young Africans
How Fuji Music Influences the Modern Afro-Pop Soundscape
How Fuji Music Influences the Modern Afro-Pop Soundscape
Samson Dauda
All the Scoop on Samson Dauda, the 2024 Mr Olympia Winner
Gamification
How Gamification Can Make Technical Learning Fun for African Students

Fiction & Poetry

poems
“Time After Time” & “Buy Her an Air Fryer” | Poems by Sheila Ngei
The Geometry of Nonsense
The Geometry of Nonsense | Poem By Obongofon Etuk
Mine Too Counts
“Mine Too Counts” Review: Agbeye Oburumu Gives Voice to the Pains of the Nigerian Masses
poems
“I Give You Softness” and Other Poems | By Olobo Ejile
Àtìpó: The Stranger I Have Become
“Àtìpó: The Stranger I Have Become” and Other Poems | by Olamoyegun Noah O
Two Poems
Two Poems | By Salama Wainaina