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Features & Essays

2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Variations on the Subject of Family: A Review of the 2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
sexual abuse
Ask Your Brothers. Ask Them Their Stories, the Stories of Other Boys. Ask.
Filmmaking
Filmmaking Within the Frame of Neglect
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

Interviews

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”
Kaelo Iyizoba
TIFF 2026: In Conversation With Kaelo Iyizoba, Director Of “The Spectacular Death of Prisca”
Merit Gogo-fyneface
“Writing Is an Educational Tool to Showcase Complex, Unspoken Experiences”: An Interview With Merit Gogo-fyneface
Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First
Andy Mundy-Castle
“Hope is a Tool of Resistance”: In Conversation with Andy Mundy-Castle on “Shoot the People” and the Ethics of Bearing Witness

Film & TV

Jason Jacobs
BFI London 2026: In Conversation with Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar on Community, Memory, and Telling Unseen Stories in “Variations on a Theme”
Christine Boateng
“Our Priority Was To Represent These Women Authentically”: In Conversation With Christine Boateng and Hajara Musah Chambas, Directors Of “Zjili”
The Autograph of Nothingness
“The Autograph of Nothingness” Review: Moses Ipadeola Crafts a Portrait of Loneliness That Feels Distant
LCA! Film Festival 2026
LCA! Film Festival 2026 Dispatch: The Return and Reintroduction of a Trailblazing Nigerian Film Festival
Nora Awolowo
In Conversation with Nora Awolowo and Damilola Osikoya on Setting a Guinness World Record with “Black Market” Screening
One Gidi Night
“One Gidi Night” Review: A Thriller That Finds Its Rhythm Only to Lose It

Music

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
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
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

Many Ways to Die
An Odyssey of Small Lives: A Review of Famous Chukwuemeka’s “Many Ways to Die”
Fragments of Peace
In Search of the Artist and His Craft: A Review of John Chinaka Onyeche’s “Fragments of Peace”
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?

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

2026 World Cup
Analysis: The 2026 World Cup and Africa’s Ten-Minute Collapse
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

Explainers

arthouse
Why Nigerians Call Every Festival Film Arthouse
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

Fiction & Poetry

Mercury in Retrograde
Mercury in Retrograde | Poem by Obongofon Etuk
Roll Call at the Crumbling Girl’s High School
“Roll Call at the Crumbling Girl’s High School” and Other Poems | By Tushar Sen
The Sufferer
The Sufferer | Poem By Obongofon Etuk
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