Search Results for: "Cosmology"

How the Igbos See “Dada” Children, and the Place of “Umu Dada” in Igbo Cosmology

“They invite children, give them biscuit and cut off the hair. In some cases, they…

Afrocritik’s 40 Notable African Essays of 2025
Afrocritik’s 40 Notable Essays from Africa in 2025

Within the contemporary cultural ferment in Africa, where art—in all its variegated forms—has taken centre…

Water Girl
ENIFF 2025: Nnamdi Kanagaʼs “Water Girl” Reclaims Ogbanje Narratives With Intimacy and Precision

Water Girl succeeds because it understands the universal through the culturally specific. It is a…

Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V
“Will This Be a Problem? The Anthology: Issue V” Review: Speculative Cartographies Map the New African Imagination

If African literature has often been forced to look back, Will This Be a Problem?…

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin
AIFF 2025: “Adunni: Ogidan Binrin” Is a Story of Resistance Undone by Its Own Execution

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin is a reminder that even the most righteous revolutions can falter when…

Oyin Olugbile
Oyin Olugbile Wins 2025 Nigeria Prize for Literature With “Sanya”

Oyin Olugbile joins the longlist of the Prize laureates as the sixth female writer to…

Nollywood
30 Nollywood Films That Explore African Spirituality and Tradition

Across generations, these films have returned to the same core questions: Who are we? What…

Sanya
“Sanya” Review: Oyin Olugbile’s Debut Novel Is a Creative Retelling of Sango as a Woman Warrior

It is perhaps this deep grounding in Yoruba history and mythology that earned Sanya a…

Aldiss Award
Nigerian Writers, Rogba Payne and Wole Talabi, Named Finalists for Inaugural Aldiss Award

The winner of the Aldiss Award will be announced on November 2, 2025, during the…

Area Scatter
The Legend of Area Scatter: Enigmatic Musician or Misunderstood Individual?

Area Scatter’s life is proof that history has been replete with personalities operating on the…