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Lights, Camera, Africa

Features & Essays

workshop
The Workshop and the Invention of the Contemporary Reader
African cinema
African Cinema’s Long Road to Freedom
Nollywood
How Contemporary Nollywood Uses Humour to Both Expose and Excuse the Politics of Marriage
Afrobeats
After the Peak: What Is Next for Afrobeats?
Mavo
Zaylevelten, Mavo: The Case for the Nouveau Underground
Afrobeats
On Afrobeats to the World: Where Is the Line Between Evolution and Identity Crisis?

Interviews

Mohammed Taher
Tribeca Film Festival 2026: Mohamed Taher Talks Fatherhood, Vulnerability, and the Conversations We Avoid in “32B”
Tiwa Medubi
Livespot360 MD, Tiwa Medubi Talks “Real Housewives of Lagos”, “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija” and the Business of Reality TV
Mubanga Kalimamukwento
In Conversation: Mubanga Kalimamukwento Talks “The Shipikisha Club” and Reclaiming the Place of Zambian Languages
Kagiso Samuel Leburu
Kagiso Samuel Leburu on Telling a Story of Silence, Power, and Female Oppression in “Balaclava”
Pede Hollist
“Certainty Is the Prerogative of Those With the Power to Exclude and Reject”: Pede Hollist on Displacement, Diaspora, and the Stories We Carry
DJ Jimmy Jatt
Inside the Mind and Legacy of DJ Jimmy Jatt

Film & TV

Woman Land
HollyShorts Film Festival 2026: “Woman Land” and “The Unnamed” Reflect on Female Identity and Vulnerability
First Features Project
Twelve First Films Later: What Did the First Features Project Actually Produce?
Lift Me Up
HollyShorts Film Festival 2026: “Lift Me Up”, “Mon Taxi” and “White Agbada” Express Different Shades of Identity, Spirituality, Memory and the Human Condition
Love and Life
“Love and Life” Review: Reuben Reng’s Debut Has Three of Nollywood’s Best and Doesn’t Know What to Do With Them
Filmmaking
Filmmaking Within the Frame of Neglect
Nollywood
Nollywood’s Political Unconsciousness and the Critic’s Quagmire

Music

A*POP
“A*POP” Review: Tyla Flaunts Global Pop Flair on Sophomore Album
Deepla Sauce
“Deepla Sauce” Review: Sam Deep Cooks Up Tasty New Project
RnBling
“RnBling” Review: Fave’s Ascension Continues on New EP
Revival
“Revival” Review: Ladipoe’s Sophomore Album Proves the Wait Was Worth It
Ku Ngawe
“Ku Ngawe” Review: Thando Zide Finds Emotional Resonance on Debut Album
Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Unique Stylings
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VIDEOS

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Books

Rootless
Maternal Disciple and Abandonment: A Review of “Rootless” by Krystle Zara Appiah
Collective Amnesia
Applause Lines on Paper: Thoughts on Koleka Putuma’s “Collective Amnesia”
While the World Slept
“While the World Slept” Review: A Tender, Uneven Portrait of Gay Life in Nigeria
War Girls
“War Girls” Review: Tochi Onyebuchi Reimagines the Nigerian Civil War Through Science Fiction
environmental novels
The Land Remembers: 20 African Environmental Novels of the Last Decade
82nd Division
Of Men Whose Poems Have Become Ours: A Review of D. M. Aderibigbe’s “82nd Division”

Culture

Igbo
Traditional Leadership and Its Mirroring: What the Igbo Unlanded Kingship Means
AI
Who Owns African Culture in the Age of AI?
The Afrocritik Report 2025
The Afrocritik Report 2025: Note From the Editor-in-Chief
Akwete
The Akwete Renaissance and the Politics of Nigerian Fast Fashion
Kissing
The Performance of Purity: Nollywood, Kissing and Nigeriaʼs Faux Conservatism
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan’s First Class Graduates and the Performance Debate in Nigerian Universities

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

John Obi Mikel
NFF Presidency: Can John Obi Mikel Effectively Lead Nigerian Football?
Ghizlane Chebbak
Ghizlane Chebbak and the CAF Awards Debate: Was Merit Ignored?
Nigerian Football
Same Grievance, Different Year: The Endless Cycle of Unpaid Bonuses in Nigerian Football
Merchandise
Ignoring Africa’s Sports Merchandise Market Is Costing Clubs Millions
World Cup
Africa’s 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Explained: Standings, Withdrawals, and the Playoff Route
Football
What Exactly Is Happening to Nigerian Men’s Football?

Explainers

neighbouring rights
What Are Neighbouring Rights and Why African Artistes and Producers Are Missing Out on Millions
east africa
No East African Nation Has Ever Qualified for a FIFA World Cup. Here’s Why
buy-out fees
What Buy-Out Fees Really Mean and Why They Matter for Producers
360 deals
Understanding 360 Deals in Today’s Music Industry
Black Box
The Black Box in Music Royalties: Why African Artistes Are Missing Out on Their Money
splits
Music Splits Explained: Who Gets What From a Song and Why It Matters

Fiction & Poetry

Fisherboy: An Abecedarian
“Fisherboy: An Abecedarian” | By Felix Eshiet
At the World’s Edge
“At the World’s Edge” and Other Poems | By John Chinaka Onyeche
Oli Wa Wa
“Oli Wa Wa?” | Short Story By Innocent Baluge
Onyekachi Iloh, Yomi Folaranmi, and Gboyega Odubanjo
“Three Hymns”: On Poems by Onyekachi Iloh, Yomi Folaranmi, and Gboyega Odubanjo
MIRROR
“MIRROR” | Short Story by Olaore Raheemat Adebola
How to Save a Drowning Man
“How to Save a Drowning Man” | Poem by Jean Wathugu