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Features & Essays

The Experience
Can “The Experience” Become the Blueprint for Hosting Live Music Events in Nigeria?
House of African Feminisms Podcast (HoAF) - Afrocritik
Podcast Review: The House of African Feminisms (HoAF) Podcast Navigates Pan-African Feminism Through Language and Time
Popular Acceptance and Social Currency Why Have Certain Political Opinions Prevailed in Nigeria - Afrocritik
Popular Acceptance and Social Currency: Why Have Certain Political Opinions Prevailed in Nigeria?
Icons who Shape Nollywood Behind the Scenes - Afrocritik
Icons of Nollywood: Celebrating the Stars Who Help Shape Nollywood Behind the Scenes
Queen Idia of Benin - Afrocritik
African Art: Discovering the Beauty, Symbolism, and Diversity of Traditional and Contemporary Masterpieces
Oladips
Nigeria’s “Peak Foolery” and Quirky Pop Culture Moments of 2023

Interviews

Zambian director, Kenny Mumba - Afrocritik
Zambia is Courting Continental Attention with “Can You See Us?”: Afrocritik in Conversation with Kenny Mumba, Director of the Country’s Netflix Debut
Biyi Toluwalase film editor in conversation with Afrocritik
Film Editors as Architects of a Film’s Vision and Goal: Biyi Toluwalase, Notable for Editing “Gangs of Lagos” and “Sista,” in Conversation with Afrocritik
Chef Hilda Baci
Interview: Celebrity Chef, Hilda Baci, Reflects On Her Record-Breaking Cooking Marathon and Culinary Career
“I am a Perfect Symbol of Limitlessness”: Ebuka Njoku in Conversation with Afrocritik
Painting a New Way of Seeing Africa: In Conversation with the Filmmakers Who Took “Mami Wata” Global
Reem Gaafar is Blurring the Lines between Science and Creativity: In Conversation with Afrocritik

Film & TV

Marked
“Marked” Review: The South African Netflix Series Is a Devastating Portrait of Moral Desperation
Afolabi Olalekan
“None of Us Is Immune”: In Conversation with Afolabi Olalekan and Blessing Uzzi, Director and Producer of “Freedom Way”
Catalog
“Catalog” Review: The Egyptian Netflix Series Is Quiet But Speaks Volumes
To Kill a Monkey
“To Kill a Monkey” Review: Kemi Adetiba’s Exciting Crime Thriller Series Is a Lesson in How Not to Tell a Story
The Lost Days
“The Lost Days” Review: Wingonia Ikpi’s First Feature Starts Strong but Crashes Halfway into the Journey
Sayari
“Sayari” Review: Omar Hamza’s Film Maps Love Across Kenya’s Social Terrain

Music

Annabel Joseph Ojoboh
The Classical Warmth of Annabel Joseph Ojoboh’s Music
Spotlight
Afrocritik’s Weekly Music Spotlight: Soulful Rhythms
Wa Jo Pa
“Wa Jo Pa” Review: Bad Boy Timz Leans Into His Strengths on Lively Sophomore Album
Addiction
“Addiction” Review: Jay Melody Stakes His Claim in Bongo Flava’s Hall of Fame
Spotlight
Afrocritik’s Weekly Music Spotlight: Mellow May
Journey Through Life
“Journey Through Life” Review: Femi Kuti’s Album Confronts Nigeria’s Political Realities
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

Afropantheology and the Future of African Speculative Fiction: A Conversation with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Little Rot - Akwaeke Emezi - Afrocritik
Akwaeke Emezi’s Latest Novel, “Little Rot” Set to Hit Shelves in 2024
Afrocritik's Anticipated African Books of 2024 (2)
Africa’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024
33 Remarkable African Short Stories in 2023
Afrocritik’s 33 Remarkable African Short Stories in 2023
18 Notable Essays From Nigeria in 2023
The Art of Attentiveness: A Review of “Through the Eye of a Needle: Art in a Time of Coronavirus” Essay Collection
The Art of Attentiveness: A Review of “Through the Eye of a Needle: Art in a Time of Coronavirus” Essay Collection

Culture

Fashion

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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Met Gala
What Africa Wore to the Met Gala 2025: Fashion, Symbolism, and the Limits of Black Dandyism
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2025 Grammy
Bold, Regal, and Stylish: African Artistes at the 2025 Grammys
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Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

Sports

Explainers

Fiction & Poetry

I Toil Through the Deep, & Other Poems
Dearest, & Child, Though Death be a Tyrant, not Every Dead Yielded to Tyranny
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