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African Cinema Classics

Features & Essays

Jamir Nazir
[Opinion] Jamir Nazir’s Commonwealth-Winning Story “The Serpent in the Grove”: A Beautifully Told Story or an AI Mash-Up Job?
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”

Interviews

Tiwa Medubi
Livespot360 MD, Tiwa Medubi Talks “Real Housewives of Lagos”, “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija” and the Business of Reality TV
Mubanga Kalimamukwento
In Conversation: Mubanga Kalimamukwento Talks “The Shipikisha Club” and Reclaiming the Place of Zambian Languages
Kagiso Samuel Leburu
Kagiso Samuel Leburu on Telling a Story of Silence, Power, and Female Oppression in “Balaclava”
Pede Hollist
“Certainty Is the Prerogative of Those With the Power to Exclude and Reject”: Pede Hollist on Displacement, Diaspora, and the Stories We Carry
DJ Jimmy Jatt
Inside the Mind and Legacy of DJ Jimmy Jatt
Jordy Sank
Joburg Film Festival 2026: Jordy Sank Reflects on Xenophobia, Social Justice, and Stylistic Choices In “Amazeze (Fleas)”

Film & TV

African Cinema Classics
20 African Cinema Classics That Help Us Understand the Forces Shaping Africa Today
Ọ̀kànjúwà
“Ọ̀kànjúwà” Review: Inkblot and FilmOne Throw a Mediocre Party with Elementary Moral Lessons
Ben’Imana
Cannes Film Festival 2026: Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo Asks the Hard Questions About Forgiveness, Healing and Trauma in Riveting Debut Feature, “Ben’Imana”
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Cannes Film Festival 2026: Arie and Chuko Esiri’s “Clarissa” Struggles to Conjure Nigerian Spirit in Reimagination of Virginia Woolf Classic
Bride of the Year
“Bride of the Year” Review: This South African Romcom Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously
African Filmmaking
African Filmmaking at the Crossroads of Oscars Reform and AI Ethics

Music

Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: May on the Mind
Map of Her Shadow
“Map of Her Shadow” Review: Anaïs Cardot Dazzles Softly on Sophomore EP
Before The Morning Light
“Before The Morning Light” Review: Johnny Drille Expands His Prowess on New Album
4 Da Streets
“4 Da Streets!” Review: Uncle Waffles and Royal MusiQ Connect With Amapiano’s Roots on New Collaborative Project
DJ
Who Are the DJs Really Soundtracking the Everyday Lives of Nigerians?
The Game Needs Us
“The Game Needs Us” Review: BNXN and Sarz Reaffirm Their Creative Chemistry on a Cohesive Joint EP
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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

Culture
Nigeria’s Creative Industries: Why Money Cannot Fix Culture
Igbo
Traditional Leadership and Its Mirroring: What the Igbo Unlanded Kingship Means
AI
Who Owns African Culture in the Age of AI?
The Afrocritik Report 2025
The Afrocritik Report 2025: Note From the Editor-in-Chief
Akwete
The Akwete Renaissance and the Politics of Nigerian Fast Fashion
Kissing
The Performance of Purity: Nollywood, Kissing and Nigeriaʼs Faux Conservatism

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

African football
AI and the Future of African Football Media
FIFA
Can African Fans Actually Get to the FIFA 2026 World Cup?
east africa
No East African Nation Has Ever Qualified for a FIFA World Cup. Here’s Why
AFCON
AFCON 2025: How Drama and Passion Shaped the Tournament
Afrocritik’s Top 25 Sport Personalities of 2025
Afrocritik’s Top 25 Sports Personalities of 2025
John Obi Mikel
NFF Presidency: Can John Obi Mikel Effectively Lead Nigerian Football?

Explainers

contract
Before You Sign: The Contract Clauses African Artistes Keep Glossing Over
beat license
Beat Licences, Publishing Rights, and What African Artistes Keep Getting Wrong
content creator
Sync or Sink: Music Licensing and the African Creator Economy
neighbouring rights
What Are Neighbouring Rights and Why African Artistes and Producers Are Missing Out on Millions
east africa
No East African Nation Has Ever Qualified for a FIFA World Cup. Here’s Why
buy-out fees
What Buy-Out Fees Really Mean and Why They Matter for Producers

Fiction & Poetry

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
Confession
Confession and Other Poems | By Rasheed Ayinla Shehu
A Hunger That Has Forgotten How To Eat
“A Hunger That Has Forgotten How To Eat” | Short Story By Bello Taiwo Victoria