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Lights, Camera, Africa
Rami Jarboui

Features & Essays

The Nollywood Mystery Thriller: Sometimes It’s Elementary, and Sometimes There’s None
The Politics of Cooking and Traditional Roles in the Nigerian Family
Why AI Misinformation is a Serious Threat to Elections and Democracy
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What the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Could Mean for Africa’s Creative Industry
FESPACO - Afrocritik
FESPACO: An Enduring Role in Promoting African Cinema
Brymo - Afrocritik
Brymo, Macabre, and Reconciling with the Art of Controversial Artists

Interviews

Josh Olaoluwa
From Marine Biology to Filmmaking: Josh Olaoluwa’s Unlikely Journey into Nollywood
“Why My New EP Took Me Close to a Year to Put Out,” – Rhita Nattah: In Conversation With Afrocritik
Director Diji Aderogba is Telling Conscious Stories with Film and Twitter
Philip on a mission to build a film industry in Lesotho.
Phillip Leteka is on a Mission to Build a Thriving Film Industry in Lesotho
Why “Soundtrack to the Good Life” Album Took Me Six Years to Put Out, Ajebutter22: In Conversation with Afrocritik
“I’m here to dominate the Dancehall movement,” King Perryy: In Conversation with Afrocritik

Film & TV

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
Njem, The Boy Who Gave
AFRIFF 2025: “Njem” and “The Boy Who Gave” Find Drama in the Spectacle of Suffering
Double or Nothing
AIFF 2025: Rachida SaadiʼS “Double or Nothing” Is a Gamble on Love and Addiction That Plays It Too Safe
Kalu Oji
AFRIFF 2025: In Conversation With Kalu Oji and Okey Bakassi, Writer-Director and Lead Actor of “Pasa Faho”

Music

Paradise Now
“Paradise Now” Review: Obongjayar’s Sophomore Album Is a Fitting Treatise on Self
Afro-Gospel
10 Artistes Leading the Afro-Gospel Sound in 2025
Spotlight
Afrocritik Weekly Music Spotlight: Bridge Week
Sweet Songs 4 You
“Sweet Songs 4 You” Review: Lasmid and Tml Vibez Combine Seamlessly on New Collaborative Album
Captain
“Captain” Review: BNXN’s Sophomore Album Is a Steady Voyage Through a Familiar Soundscape
Lagos Lover Boy
“Lagos Lover Boy” Review: Ric Hassani Crafts a Cohesive Portrait of Urban Romance
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VIDEOS

Welcome to our YouTube Channel

Books

Masobe Books opens call for submission - Afrocritik
Masobe Books to Open 2024 Submissions Window for Emerging Authors on February 1
2024 Drue Heinz Prize - Afrocritik
Mubanga Kalimamukwento Wins 2024 Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Dylan Thomas Prize - 2024 - Afrocritik
African Authors, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and Caleb Azumah Nelson, Longlisted for 2024 Dylan Thomas Prize
Teju Cole, Marie Ndiaye, Romeo Oriogun, Shortlisted for 2023 NBCC Awards
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
Spotlight on African Voices as British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA) Unveils 2024 Longlist

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

Explainers

Fiction & Poetry