Afrobeats
Nyamiri-Bàsakkwacḕ: Stories from Another Home
Someone Should Hold Farida

Features & Essays

How Effective Are Online Petitions in Advocating for Policy Change?| Afrocritik
How Effective Are Online Petitions in Advocating for Policy Change?
The Cultural Renaissance of East African Theatre and Performing Arts| Afrocritik
The Cultural Renaissance of East African Theatre and Performing Arts
Why Copyright Protection Matters For The Future of Nollywood| Afrocritik
Why Copyright Protection Matters For The Future of Nollywood
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
A Brief History of the Visual Language of Sex in Cinema | Afrocritik
A Brief History on the Visual Language of Sex in Cinema
Opinion: Why Calling Don Jazzy an Influencer is an Erasure of His Impact on Afrobeats’ Global Dominance

Interviews

Dennis Mugaa - Half Portraits Underwater - Afrocritik
“All Art Helps Us to See the Humanity of Another”: Kenya Writer, Dennis Mugaa, Speaks About His Forthcoming Debut, “Half Portraits Under Water”
Unique Oliver Profile Image - Afrocritik
The Soundtrack to Success: Music Supervisor, Unique Oliver, is Creating a Blueprint for Music Licensing in Nollywood Productions
Paul Ngila Njeri - In conversation with Afrocritik - James Currey Prize Winner 2023
“Winning the James Currey Prize Might Represent My Coming of Age as a Writer”: In Conversation with 2023 Prizewinner, Peter Ngila Njeri
Afropantheology and the Future of African Speculative Fiction: A Conversation with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Akinlabi Ishola and Collins Okoh - Afrocritik
Portraying Familial Bonds in “A Tribe Called Judah”: In Conversation with Box Office Hit Screenwriters, Akinlabi Ishola and Collins Okoh
Perivi Katjavivi - Under the Hanging Tree - Afrocritik in Conversation
Filmmaker, Perivi Katjavivi, Signals a New Era with Namibia’s Oscars Debut, “Under the Hanging Tree”

Film & TV

Milisuthando
“Milisuthando” Review: Bongela-Davis’ Film Places the Nation in the Mirror of a Single Life
3 Cold Dishes
“3 Cold Dishes” Review: Asurf Oluseyi’s Cold Revenge Thriller Arrives Lukewarm
Fractured
AFRIFF 2025: Atlanta Bridget Johnson Has More to Give Than Kayode Kasum’s “Fractured” Has to Offer
Together Apart, Jumbi, I Can Smell a Rat
AIFF 2025: “Together Apart”, “Jimbi”, and “I Can Smell a Rat” Navigate the Edges of Humanity
Radia
AIFF 2025: In “Radia”, Khaoula Assebab Benomar Crafts a Stark Portrait of Widowhood, Agency, and the Cost of Becoming
The Fisherman
AFRIFF 2025: Zoey Martinson’s “The Fisherman” Mines Humour in the Pursuit of Dreams and the Tensions That Accompany Change

Music

Spotlight
Afrocritik Weekly Music Spotlight: Soul & Groove II
444PLAY
“444PLAY” Review: Minz’s New EP Explores a Breezy Expansion of His Eclectic Pop Textures
Black Star
“Black Star” Review: Amaarae’s Boldness Finds Energetic Expression on New Album
FirstKlaz
The Neo-Arewa Soundscapes of FirstKlaz
Spotlight
Afrocritik Weekly Music Spotlight: Soul & Groove
Ingubo Enamehlo
“Ingubo Enamehlo” Review: Halo Yagami Tugs At Heartstrings Across New Album
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

Ghostroots
Pemi Aguda’s “Ghostroots” Explores Nigeria’s Everydayness and Otherworldliness
Kibogo
“Kibogo” Review: Scholastique Mukasonga’s Book Dives Into Rwanda’s Tumultuous History With Christianity
“The Liquid Eye of a Moon” Review: Uchenna Awoke’s Novel is an Eye-Opening Story of Belonging, Desire, and Hope
Blessings
“Blessings” Review: Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s Debut Novel Explores the Epiphany of Self and Conflict of Identity
A selection of book titles by Nigerian authors
Sensational Book Titles: A New Trend in Nigerian Literature?
Loss is an Aftertaste of Memories
“Loss is an Aftertaste of Memories” Review: Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera’s Debut Novel Explores Memory, Loss, and the Agency of Remembrance

Culture

Have Africans Failed To Properly Curate Their Own History?
Being Feminist And Queer In Nigeria: A Double Whammy
How The Nigerian Educational System Promotes Nepotism
Is Atheism Slowly Catching On In Nigeria?
Feminism And Allyship In Nigeria: Here Is What You Should Know
How Igbo Traditional Religion Intersects With Modern Christianity, And Why The Igbos Easily Embraced The “White Man’s Religion”

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

Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou - Afrocritik
Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou Set for Epic Showdown in Saudi Arabia

Explainers

Fiction & Poetry

Planes and Plains | Ugochukwu Anadị
Burning Bodies | Chourouq Nasri
Open City & Other Poems
Woman Protester, & Praise Song
Poetry: Agbalala, & How Was It You Died?
A Journey to Gwarinpa, Abuja