Chika Chimezie

African dancers
What Music and Dance Trended in Francophone Africa in 2024?

In video after video, dance scene after dance scene, reels after reels, it becomes clear…

The Road to the Country
“The Road to the Country” Review: Chigozie Obioma’s Book Explores the Costs of War, Guilt, and the Enduring Survival of Love

The Road to the Country is a novel whose portrayal of the maximal exertions of…

Nobel Prize in Literature African hopefuls
Which African Author Will Win the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature?

While it is hard to determine a given pattern in Nobel Prize in Literature awards,…

Kikelomo Solomon-Ayeni
The Touchstones of Kikelomo’s Maternity Photography

Kikelomo’s conflation of motherhood and divinity or, more demonstrably, motherhood as a representation of divinity…

Original Psalms
Toby Abiodun’s “Original Psalms” Is a Poet’s Lyrical Riff on Love and Self-Understanding

Original Psalms is remarkable for the punchy brevity of its episodes, which goes directly to…

The 2024 Caine Prize shortlist
The 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Speaks on the Condition of the Times We Live In

While the stories shortlisted on the Caine Prize capers idiosyncratically on life in a general…

Onyeka Onwenu's last performance at an event in Lagos
Onyeka Onwenu: An Ode to the Elegant Stallion

Onyeka Onwenu’s music will endure; we know this, and this is why we make this…

Chinua Ezenwa
Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto: The Shape of Dreams and Memories

His idea of fame may have metamorphosed, but with his poetry, Chinua is charting new…