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Collective Amnesia
Applause Lines on Paper: Thoughts on Koleka Putuma’s “Collective Amnesia”

Collective Amnesia has the kind of reach that performance poetry often achieves—quotable lines, public arguments,…

VeryDarkMan
Who Needs the Government When You Can Tag Someone Else?

The ultimate measure of a functioning society is not how many generous citizens it can…

While the World Slept
“While the World Slept” Review: A Tender, Uneven Portrait of Gay Life in Nigeria

It is hardly possible to cross the bridges of the stories in While the World…

Yan Diomandé
Who Is Yan Diomandé? An Insight Into the €125 Million Most Expensive African Player of All-Time

If Yan Diomandé is anything like the player he has been for the last thirteen…

Oriadé
“Oriadé” Review: Davido Showcases Hitmaking Mastery on New Album

Oriadé remains a highly energetic and enjoyable listen because Davido simply knows how to make…

TIFF 2026
Ten African Productions Feature In TIFF 2026 Lineup

Ten African productions have been selected for the programme of the 51st edition of the…

Nollywood
For How Long Can We Sustain This Thing of Ours?: On Bootstrapping and the Current Iteration of Nollywood

Nollywood filmmakers have proven their capacity for innovation under constraint, time and again, but there…

justice
Justice Needs an Audience: How Nigeria Turned Punishment Into Content

Once punishment becomes something to be watched rather than merely witnessed, the question is no…

Sarra Ryma
MIFF 2026: In Conversation with Sarra Ryma on Migration, Love, and “What Do the Maknines Dream Of”

“I think cinema has a responsibility to look for the human being behind the law,…