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Features & Essays

Headies
What the Headies Awards Keep Getting Wrong: A Cursory Look at the 18th Edition Nominees List
Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First
Nollywood
Nollywood’s Political Unconsciousness and the Critic’s Quagmire
VeryDarkMan
Who Needs the Government When You Can Tag Someone Else?
Nollywood
For How Long Can We Sustain This Thing of Ours?: On Bootstrapping and the Current Iteration of Nollywood
justice
Justice Needs an Audience: How Nigeria Turned Punishment Into Content

Interviews

Zipporah Nyaruri
In Conversation with Zipporah Nyaruri on the Road Behind “Truck Mama”
Pietra Brettkelly
Tribeca Festival 2026: In Conversation with Pietra Brettkelly and The Critics’ Raymond Yusuff on Making “Crocodile” and Rising Above Constraints
Jude Dibia
In Conversation: Jude Dibia Talks “The Quiet That Remains”, Love, and the Lives Literature Refuses to Overlook
Dian Weys
Tribeca Festival 2026: In Conversation with Dian Weys on “Vultures”, Capitalism, and Moral Responsibility in the Aftermath of Violence
Obase-Sam Ikoi
In Conversation: Obase-Sam Ikoi Reflects on Writing “The Comedian’s Diary” and the Necessity of Hope
Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
In Conversation with Saïd Hamich Benlarbi on His Cannes-Selected Docu-Drama, “In Search of the Grey Bird with Green Stripes”

Film & TV

Kamel Laaridhi
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Kamel Laaridhi on “The H@llow Man” and the Dystopian Character of Our Times
Ashgan El-Hamus
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Ashgan El-Hamus on Making the Case for Small, Collective Living in Debut Feature, “Al Baraneya”
Al Baraneya
Venice 2026: Ashgan El-Hamus’ “Al Baraneya” Captures the Tensions Between Simple Living and Urban Aspirations as a Young Woman Comes of Age
Kaelo Iyizoba
TIFF 2026: In Conversation With Kaelo Iyizoba, Director Of “The Spectacular Death of Prisca”
La Maison du Vent
Venice 2026: “La Maison du Vent (House of the Wind)” Studies the Tragic Cost of Migration and the Loneliness of Old Age
Alahun: The Weaver
“Alahun: The Weaver” Review: Dare Olaitan’s Yoruba Epic Has the Right Philosophy and a Screenplay That Takes Too Long to Find It

Music

Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First
ALKEBULAN III: The Water Remembers
“ALKEBULAN III: The Water Remembers” Review: Matt B Rounds Out Album Trilogy With Orchestral Flourish
Starrgirl
“Starrgirl” Review: Ayra Starr Cements Star Girl Status with New Album
Oriadé
“Oriadé” Review: Davido Showcases Hitmaking Mastery on New Album
Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Rhythm & Pulse
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Small Change: Intimacy and Economy on the 2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Dawn is an Open Wound
The Ordinary Affair of Being Nigerian: A Review of Jide Badmus’ “Dawn is an Open Wound”
Merit Gogo-fyneface
“Writing Is an Educational Tool to Showcase Complex, Unspoken Experiences”: An Interview With Merit Gogo-fyneface
Bestseller
Where Are Nigeria’s Established Bestseller Lists?
Contraband Bodies
Immigration is the Trafficking of Souls: A Review of Jide Salawu’s “Contraband Bodies”
Deliverance
Merit Gogo-fyneface’s “Deliverance” Studies the Familiar Traumas of Misrepresenting Christian Exorcism

Culture

democracy
Can Democracy Work With a Hungry Voter?
joke culture
Why Nigeria’s Joke Culture Has Become Its Biggest Handicap
politics
Why Nigerian Politics Keeps Producing the Same Kind of Leaders
June 12
Should We Actually Celebrate June 12 As Nigeria’s Democracy Day?
Afrocritik
Afrocritik Turns Five: From Platform to Institution
Culture
Nigeria’s Creative Industries: Why Money Cannot Fix Culture

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

FIFA World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup: How Africa’s Representatives Shape Up
African football
AI and the Future of African Football Media
FIFA
Can African Fans Actually Get to the FIFA 2026 World Cup?
east africa
No East African Nation Has Ever Qualified for a FIFA World Cup. Here’s Why
AFCON
AFCON 2025: How Drama and Passion Shaped the Tournament
Afrocritik’s Top 25 Sport Personalities of 2025
Afrocritik’s Top 25 Sports Personalities of 2025

Explainers

arthouse
What Makes a Film Arthouse?
artiste
Why African Artistes Need to Think About Their Name, Image, and Likeness as Legal Assets
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
The Catalogue Lives On: What Happens to an Artiste’s Music After Death?
contract
Before You Sign: The Contract Clauses African Artistes Keep Glossing Over
beat license
Beat Licences, Publishing Rights, and What African Artistes Keep Getting Wrong
content creator
Sync or Sink: Music Licensing and the African Creator Economy

Fiction & Poetry

How Bodies Are Used as Storage Units in Sudan
“How Bodies Are Used as Storage Units in Sudan” and Other Poems | By Abigail George
Light Streams In
Light Streams In | Short Story by Phodiso Modirwa
Confession
Confession and Other Poems | By Rasheed Ayinla Shehu
A Hunger That Has Forgotten How To Eat
“A Hunger That Has Forgotten How To Eat” | Short Story By Bello Taiwo Victoria
Beast of No Nation
“Beast of No Nation” and “Almajiri Girl” | Poems By Paul Chibuike Emenike
poems
Lyrical Ceremonies: On Poems by Agbaakin, Okigbo, and Umukoro