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Next Narrative Africa Fund
Next Narrative Africa Fund + Parrot Analytics Partnership: Advisory Board, $50 Million Content Seed, and Implications for Africa’s Screen Industry

The NNAF+Parrot Analytics deal joins other existing strategic efforts towards African screen development. While Africa…

A Siege of Owls
Uchenna Awoke’s “A Siege of Owls” is a Masterpiece About Nigeria’s Volatility

A Siege of Owls is a thoroughly multidimensional novel with multidimensional characters whose survival in…

Entertainment Week Africa
Entertainment Week Africa Hosts Creative Connect to Drive Collaboration in Africa’s Creative Sector

The event provided a platform for global industry players and African creative leaders to engage…

Everything Is New Again
“Everything Is New Again” Review: What Is New About Nollywood’s Fear of Conflict?

Watching Everything Is New Again, Nollywood’s non-committal approach to conflict becomes more glaring. One is…

The Termite Colony
“The Termite Colony” Review: Ike Okonta’s First Novel Bears Witness to the Making of Nations

The Termite Colony does not restrict itself to the Nigerian problem; Ike Okonta casts his…

Billboard
Who Shapes Our Narratives?: Afrobeats, Billboard, and the Barometers of Success in African Music

To recalibrate the balance of cultural authority, African music publications must be adequately resourced and…

Kunle Afolayan
Kunle Afolayan Signs Deal with Benin Republic to Boost West Africa’s Film Industry

Kunle Afolayan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin to…

Praise Odigie Paige
In Conversation: Praise Odigie Paige Reflects on Migration, Memory and Artistic Trajectory in “Birdie”

“[This film] is about a chapter of Nigerian immigration history that is incredibly underexplored and…

Blood Ties
“Blood Ties” and Other Poems | By David Agyei-Yeboah

Blood Ties Grandma washes a piece of my cloth that is stained with blood  …

Colonial Lagos
Understanding Colonial Lagos: Seven Books to Read

All seven books that I have included here cast a solid light on colonial Lagos.…