Afrocritik’s Top 100 African Songs of 2025

Afrocritik’s Top 100 African Songs of 2025

Casablanca - Dakar
Nana Adwoa Frimpong

Features & Essays

Wizkid
How Wizkid Redefined Nigeria’s Sonic Landscape With “Made In Lagos”
beef
Has Nigerian Hip-Hop Found Its Mojo Again?
NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Cuttings of 2025: Are African Literary Prizes Out of Touch?
memories
In Absence, You Find Presence: What “My Father’s Shadow” Taught Me About Remembering
Nollywood
Nollywood and Its Complicated Relationship with the Oscars
animation
Animating Africa: Inside the Rise and Realities of African Animation

Interviews

Alexander Nderitu
“Nairobi Is a City Where Literature Thrives”: In Conversation With Alexander Nderitu, Africa’s First Digital Novelist
Vincho Nchogu
BFI London Film Festival 2025: In Conversation With Vincho Nchogu and Josh Olaoluwa, Director and Producer of “One Woman One Bra”
Wale Davies
“Creators Have Been Blessed With An Opportunity To Start Conversations”: Wale Davies on Writing “My Father’s Shadow”
Oyin Olugbile
“I Write Because I Have to Tell the Story”: In Conversation With Oyin Olugbile on Her Nigeria Prize for Literature Shortlist, “Sanya”
Nikki May
“It’s People You Belong To Rather Than Places”: In Conversation With Nikki May on Her Nigeria Prize for Literature Shortlist, “This Motherless Land”
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
In Conversation With Omotola Jalade Ekeinde On Her Directorial Debut, “Mother’s Love”

Film & TV

Cotton Queen
S16 Film Festival 2025: Suzannah Mirghani Insists on Female Joy and Agency in Powerful Sudanese-Set Feature Debut, “Cotton Queen”
The Banjo Boys
ADIFF 2025: Johan Nayar’s “The Banjo Boys” is a Soul-Stirring Portrait of Music, Faith, and Survival
When Nigeria Happens
“When Nigeria Happens” Review: Young Nigerians Dance Through Dysfunction in Ema Edosio’s Theatrical Contemporary Dance Drama
Jason Jacobs
ADIFF 2025: In Conversation with the Filmmakers of South African Coming-of-Age Drama, “Carissa”
Rise
ENIFF 2025: Jessica J. Rowlands Puts Zimbabwean Cinema on the Map with “Rise”
ENIFF short films
ENIFF 2025: “V’s Secret”, “The Noise Around Her Black”, “Falling Out”, “Ụmụnne”, and “She’s Got Courage to Love” Reviews

Music

Shona
On “Psalm 23” and “Psalm 16”, Shona Raps the Shepherd’s Love into Sound [Review]
Maison Rouge
“Maison Rouge” Review: Mr Eazi’s Intimate EP Is a Love Letter to Banku Music
Wizkid
How Wizkid Redefined Nigeria’s Sonic Landscape With “Made In Lagos”
beef
Has Nigerian Hip-Hop Found Its Mojo Again?
No Excuses
“No Excuses” Review: Blaqbonez Reaffirms His Status With Swagger, Skill, and Clarity
Fuji
“Fuji” Review: Adekunle Gold’s Sixth Album Honours Fuji’s Legacy With Modern Sensibility

VIDEOS

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Books

How to Get Rid of Ants
The Many Pleasures in Absurdity: A Review of Jesutomisin Ipinmoye’s “How to Get Rid of Ants”
Bitter Honey
“Bitter Honey” Review: Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström Explores Generational Trauma and Its Effect on Matrilineal Connection
A Meal Is a Meal
“A Meal Is a Meal” Review: Nnamdi Anyadu’s Collection Serves a Balanced Plate of Pleasures
The Beast of Green Manor
“The Beast of Green Manor” Review: Grace Grandi Turns Melodrama Into a Mirror for Family, Pride, and Survival
Worse Than Fire
“Worse Than Fire”: On Water, Violence, and the Fragility of Home
Everything Is Not Enough
“Everything Is Not Enough” Review: Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s Sequel Deepens Her Mirror of Black Womanhood and Survival

Culture

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’
To Kill a Monkey
To Kill a Conversation: Nollywood, Criticism, and the Culture of Silence
Nigeria
Nigeria’s Class Problem and the Nepotism Debate
Skincare
Why African Men Are Finally Embracing Skincare
Marriage
To Sacrifice for Love: A Case for the Beauty of Marriage

Fashion

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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Met Gala
What Africa Wore to the Met Gala 2025: Fashion, Symbolism, and the Limits of Black Dandyism
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2025 Grammy
Bold, Regal, and Stylish: African Artistes at the 2025 Grammys
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Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week
10 African Fashion Events to Watch Out for in 2025
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Sports

football
How Malnutrition Undermines African Teams in International Football Competitions
World Athletics Championships
Africa’s Medal Tally at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
transfer
The Biggest African Transfers of Summer 2025 Across Europe’s Top Leagues
Football
Why Are Major African Football Tournaments Always Hosted by the Same Countries?
Kelechi Nwakali
Kelechi Nwakali: Stuck in Football’s Revolving Door
women’s football
A $100,000 Reward, No Infrastructure: Nigeria Must Rethink Women’s Football

Explainers

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
FASU 2024
FASU 2024: Scholars Compete, Cultures Converge in Lagos
Bongo Flava artistes
Bongo Flava: The Evolution of East Africa’s Soundtrack
Cold chain storage technology
Examining the Role of Cold Chain Storage Facilities in Reducing Nigeria’s Post-harvest Losses

Fiction & Poetry

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
Dearth Warning Signs
Dearth Warning Signs | Poem By Peace Ogunjemilua
three poems
Three Poems | By Olamoyegun Noah O
two poems
Two Poems | By Tukur Ridwan
The Dreamer | Short Story By Ornguze Nashima Nathaniel