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Features & Essays

Macondo Literary Festival
Macondo Literary Festival 2025: East Africa’s Literary Vanguard Holds Its Fifth Edition
music videos
Are Music Videos Relevant in Afro-Pop Today?
Marketing
Noise or Attention: What Really Sells Nollywood Films?
Labubu dolls
How Capitalists Are Exploiting Us Through ‘Must-Haves’
To Kill a Monkey
To Kill a Conversation: Nollywood, Criticism, and the Culture of Silence
Nigeria
Nigeria’s Class Problem and the Nepotism Debate

Interviews

Moyosore Akinsete
In Conversation: Moyosore Akinsete Talks “Love, Olaitan”, Growing Into Filmmaking, and the Fear of Loss
OluwaMillar
In Conversation: OluwaMillar Talks “Agbalagbi”, Creativity, and Breaking Barriers
Laurène Southe
In Conversation: Laurène Southe Speaks on Poetry, Creative Expression, and Diasporan Experience in Debut Chapbook
Tramaine Suubi Talks Debut Collection, the Craft of Poetry, and the Art of Literary Stewardship
Kimbassax
In Conversation: Kimbassax Talks Upcoming Project, New Ventures, and More
Olubunmi Familoni
In Conversation: Olubunmi Familoni Talks His NLNG Prize-Winning Book, Writing Process, and More

Film & TV

Sandulela Asanda
BFI Flare 2026: In Conversation With Sandulela Asanda, Director of “Black Burns Fast”
ghanaian film industry
Can GH¢20 Million Government Fund Transform The Ghanaian Film Industry?
spirituality
Nollywood and African Spirituality: The Demonisation of a Continent’s Tradition
Moges Ababu Belachew
Joburg Film Festival 2026: Moges Ababu Belachew Talks “Mother Country” and Ethiopia’s Fragile Socio-Political Landscape
Onobiren
“Onobiren” Review: Laju Iren Spins a Faith-Based Tale of Female Resilience and Solidarity
Muscle
Berlinale 2026: Karimah Ashaduʼs “Muscle” Turns the Black Male Body Into a Site of Witness

Music

oSHAMO
In Conversation: oSHAMO Talks Fuji, Self-Discovery, and What’s Next
Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Big Bang
What You Lose When You Sign Away Your Masters
iNkanyezi NeZinkanyezi
“iNkanyezi NeZinkanyezi” Review: Sjava’s Emphatically Concludes Trilogy With New Album
Jaytegs
“FLT 27” Review: Jaytegs Expands His Sonic Vision Through a Carefully Structured EP
Billboard
Who Shapes Our Narratives?: Afrobeats, Billboard, and the Barometers of Success in African Music
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

Macondo Literary Festival
Macondo Literary Festival 2025: East Africa’s Literary Vanguard Holds Its Fifth Edition
Nikki May
“It’s People You Belong To Rather Than Places”: In Conversation With Nikki May on Her Nigeria Prize for Literature Shortlist, “This Motherless Land”
This Motherless Land
Nikki May’s “This Motherless Land” Is a Poignant Novel of Loss, Love, and the Divisions of Living Between Two Worlds
Sanya
“Sanya” Review: Oyin Olugbile’s Debut Novel Is a Creative Retelling of Sango as a Woman Warrior
Petrichor
“Petrichor” Review: Ayo Oyeku’s Novel Is an Attempt to Probe the Meaning of Justice
The Middle Daughter
“The Middle Daughter” Review: Chika Unigwe Synthesises Form And Content Into Mesmerising Storytelling

Culture

Protest against gender-based violence
Addressing a Widespread Crisis: Gender-Based Violence in Kenyan Sports and Beyond
A Visitor in If Hives Could Dance in Colours exhibition
Kingsley Ayogu’s “If Hives Could Dance in Colours” Is a Poetic Exploration of Life and Memory
Chidimma Adetshina
Xenophobia Blues and the South African Complex: Is the Dangerous Politics of Nazism on the Rise Again?
Grime, Glory & Afropop
Wonu Osikoya Documents Afrobeats History From a Fresh Perspective With “Grime, Glory & Afropop”
Panel discussion at the second edition of the Umuofia Arts and Book Festival
Art, Culture, and Community: The Spirit of the Second Edition of the Umuofia Arts and Books Festival
Onyeka Onwenu's last performance at an event in Lagos
Onyeka Onwenu: An Ode to the Elegant Stallion

Fashion

AMVCA

AMVCA 2026: The Best Celebrity Red Carpet Looks of the Night

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Met Gala

Met Gala 2026: How African Celebrities Showed Up on Fashion’s Biggest Stage

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Grammy
2026 Grammy Awards: How African Celebrities Brought the Fashion Heat to the Red Carpet
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AMVCA
2025 AMVCA: How the Stars Lit up the Night With Style
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AMVCA Cultural Day
10 Celebrities Who Slayed the 2025 AMVCA Cultural Day
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Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

Sports

An Egyptian Paralympic weightlifter
Paralympics 2024: Can Egypt Get Back to Winning Gold in Paris?
Tobi Amusan representing Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Nigeria’s Paris 2024 Olympic Failure: Who’s to Blame?
Paris 2024 Men's Football: Egypt vs Morocco
Egypt vs. Morocco Preview: North African Rivals Face off for 2024 Paris Olympic Football Bronze
Weightlifting cover photo
African Weightlifting Contenders at the 2024 Paris Olympics: A Comprehensive Preview
African Basketball
African Basketball in Paris: South Sudan and Nigeria Face Formidable Olympic Hurdles
Tobi Amusan
Paris 2024: Tobi Amusan and the Olympic Dream

Explainers

Fiction & Poetry

Three poems
Three Poems | By Muheez Olawale
The Wooden Shack
The Wooden Shack | Fiction by Ndakotsu Abubakar
Contranormative
Contranormative: A Monologue | Poem by Precious Chidera Harrison
Broken Vessels
Broken Vessels and Other Poems | By Feyijimi Fayowolé
First Rain
First Rain | Fiction By Chimezie Okoro
How to Blackmail God | Poem By Felix Eshiet