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Ghizlane Chebbak
Ghizlane Chebbak and the CAF Awards Debate: Was Merit Ignored?

The circumstances surrounding the awards raise the possibility that factors beyond on-field performance—including hosting influence…

Fractured
AFRIFF 2025: Atlanta Bridget Johnson Has More to Give Than Kayode Kasum’s “Fractured” Has to Offer

Most of Fractured is a tedious stretch of dreary events that are only mildly bearable…

Honey & Spice
Bolu Babalola Set to Make Feature Debut With “Honey & Spice” Film Adaptation

Honey & Spice is being produced by Working Title, the British production company behind romance…

Together Apart, Jumbi, I Can Smell a Rat
AIFF 2025: “Together Apart”, “Jimbi”, and “I Can Smell a Rat” Navigate the Edges of Humanity

Three films — from Nigeria, Uganda, and Egypt — stood out for their attempts to…

Véronique Tadjo
Ivorian-French Writer, Véronique Tadjo, Wins 2025 Prix Ivoire for Francophone African Literature

Véronique Tadjo’s win carries a cash award of two million CFA Francs (approximately 3,000 euros),…

Dilemma of an Outcast
“Dilemma of an Outcast” Review: Anih Emeka’s Debut Novel Interrogates Bigotry but Falters in Its Attempt at Storytelling

Dilemma of an Outcast interrogates the concept of bigotry, an under-flogged theme in Nigerian literature…

Radia
AIFF 2025: In “Radia”, Khaoula Assebab Benomar Crafts a Stark Portrait of Widowhood, Agency, and the Cost of Becoming

Radia is a film that dissects the ordinary to reveal the extraordinary pain and possibilities…

Perliks
How Perliks Became Nigeria’s Most Story-Driven Music Video Director

“So even years from now, I want people to watch my videos and still feel…

The Fisherman
AFRIFF 2025: Zoey Martinson’s “The Fisherman” Mines Humour in the Pursuit of Dreams and the Tensions That Accompany Change

Rarely do comedies vibrate with such social depth, emotional resonance, and originality. But with The…

Sabali
“Sabali” Review: Peruzzi’s Long-Awaited Album Reasserts His Status as Afro-Pop’s Melody King

Sabali reinforces Peruzzi’s indispensable position in Afro-Pop as the genre’s melody king and one of…