Features and Essays

Yankari Game Reserve
What Is the State of Nigeria’s Natural Parks and Game Reserves?

The Yankari Game Reserve is arguably Nigeria’s most well-known wildlife and forest reserve but stories…

Nobel Prize in Literature African hopefuls
Which African Author Will Win the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature?

While it is hard to determine a given pattern in Nobel Prize in Literature awards,…

Ruth Agbolade
Fragmented Visages, Unbroken Light: The Art of Ruth Agbolade

As a multi-disciplinary artist, Ruth Agbolade has worked across mediums ranging from painting, sculpture to…

Chidimma Adetshina
Xenophobia Blues and the South African Complex: Is the Dangerous Politics of Nazism on the Rise Again?

The recurrent pattern in these controversies in South Africa is that they are consistently targeted…

Mapping Queer African Cinema: How Censorship Still Hinders Queer Representation in African Mainstream Media| Afrocritik
Mapping Queer African Cinema: How Censorship Still Hinders Queer Representation in the African Mainstream Media

There is a shared history with the stories that matter for queer representation.  After screening…

How Effective Are Online Petitions in Advocating for Policy Change?| Afrocritik
How Effective Are Online Petitions in Advocating for Policy Change?

Since the internet can increase public engagement on the issue(s) raised in a petition, it…

The Cultural Renaissance of East African Theatre and Performing Arts| Afrocritik
The Cultural Renaissance of East African Theatre and Performing Arts

It is only recently that we’ve witnessed a renaissance in the region’s theatre and performing…

Why Copyright Protection Matters For The Future of Nollywood| Afrocritik
Why Copyright Protection Matters For The Future of Nollywood

Some filmmakers often operate with a limited understanding of copyright laws and the frameworks available…

The Rising Rap Scene in the East and What the Rappers Are Getting Wrong | Afrocritik
Opinion: The Rising Rap Scene in the East and What the Rappers Are Getting Wrong

It appears that the rappers at the top of the scene, whose music is making…

A Brief History of the Visual Language of Sex in Cinema | Afrocritik
A Brief History on the Visual Language of Sex in Cinema

Films like Scores to Settle and Highway to the Grave were pretty much erotic thrillers…