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ARMC 2026
ARMC 2026 Announces First Headline Speakers, Strategic Partnerships, and Genre Spotlights

ARMC 2026 is structured around four programme pillars: Live & Entertainment, Innovation & Music Tech,…

Real, Vol. 1
“Real, Vol. 1” Review: Wizkid and Asake’s Joint EP Falls Short of Its Monumental Potential

While the collaboration between these two leading heavyweight Afro-Pop stars holds immense cultural relevance, there’s…

Pray
Why Do Nigerians Pray So Much?

To question prayer in Nigeria is to commit spiritual arrogance. Rational inquiry reads as rebellion.…

We are but wax
“We are but wax” | Poem by Obongofon Etuk

We are but wax, That burns itself to keep the dark at bay, And in…

Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Sharjah Festival of African Literature

Tsitsi Dangarembga’s body of work has consistently explored themes of postcolonial identity, gender, and the…

Qwani
Kwani? To Qwani: The Layers of 21st Century Literary Time in Kenya

Kenyan letters have travelled from the raptures of a Kwani? generation into a documentation age…

African films
25 African Films Turning 10 in 2026

Revisiting these 25 African films from 2016, now turning ten in 2026, offers a snapshot…

Gemspread
Literary Merit or Not: Nigerian Publishing and Gemspread’s Attempt

Since the cost of book printing contributes more to the retail price of books, one…

Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor and Harmonia Rosales Earn 2026 NAACP Image Award Fiction Nominations

Nnedi Okorafor’s (2025) and Harmonia Rosales’ Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic (2025) both appear on…

2026 Oscars: Tunisia’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” Nominated for Best International Feature Film

Seven African countries submitted films for the category, but only Tunisia reached the final nominations. …