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Features & Essays

Dreadlocks
What’s Behind Nigeria’s Fear and Criminalisation of Dreadlocks?
JAMB
JAMB: Exam Body in Crisis or Symptom of a Broken Educational System?
Tolani
Tolani Is Creating Music on Her Own Terms
AI
Who Wrote This? The Crisis of Criticism in the AI Era
AMVCA Trailblazer
It’s the Eleventh Edition, and We Still Don’t Know What the AMVCA Trailblazer Award Is
Kester Kanayo Onyemaechi
Kester Kanayo Onyemaechi and His Archive of Healing

Interviews

Loud Urban Choir
Loud Urban Choir Is Redefining Choral Music in Afro-Pop
Amelia Songs
Billboard-Honoured Lawyer, Akinyemi Ayinoluwa, Talks Music Law, African Excellence, and Creative Rights
Blinky Bill
Blinky Bill: East Africa’s Quiet Radical
Red Circle
“Fortune Favours the Bold”: In Conversation With the Cast and Crew of “Red Circle”
Ife Olujuyigbe
In Conversation: Ife Olujuyigbe Talks Storytelling, the Realities of Producing, and Navigating Nollywood
Joel Kachi Benson
Joel Kachi Benson Just Wants to Make an Impact

Film & TV

Zamo Mkhwanazi
TIFF 2025: In Conversation With Zamo Mkhwanazi, Director Of “Laundry”
The Serpent’s Gift
“The Serpent’s Gift” Review: Kayode Kasum’s Film Is Undone by Shallow Cultural Detail
Nomad Shadow
TIFF 2025: Eimi Imanishi’s “Nomad Shadow” Deftly Navigates the Intricacies of Exile
Diya
TIFF 2025: Achille Ronaimou’s “Diya” Confronts The Brutal Arithmetic Of Justice And Retribution
Say Who Die
“Say Who Die?” Review: Paul Utomiʼs Film Crumbles Under the Weight of its Own Ambition
NIFS
NIFS Dispatch: 5 Key Takeaways from the 2025 Nigerian International Film Summit

Music

After Midnight
“After Midnight” Review: Gyakie Consolidates Her Familiar Style on Debut Album
Less Trouble
“Less Trouble” Review: Shekhinah Presents Her Best Work Yet With New Album
Memorabilia
“Memorabilia” Review: Efue Announces Herself Impressively With Debut EP
Spotlight
Afrocritik Weekly Music Spotlight: BIG JOL!
music videos
Are Music Videos Relevant in Afro-Pop Today?
Emadlelweni Aluhlaza
“Emadlelweni Aluhlaza” Review: Blue Pappi Charts Introspective Journey Across Sprawling Album

VIDEOS

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Books

Leave My Bones in Saskatoon
Michael Afenfia’s “Leave My Bones in Saskatoon” and the Burial of Prose Fiction
Literary Festivals
8 Literary Festivals Lighting Up Africa in the Second Half of 2025
Years of Shame
“Years of Shame” Review: Obinna Udenwe’s Ambitious New Novel Nearly Crumbles Under the Weight of Editorial Issues
When Love Visits
“When Love Visits” Review: Comfort Omovre’s Explores Love Through Conventional Romance Archetypes
Nairobi LitFest
Nairobi LitFest 2025: NBO Explores The Countercurrents of Knowing
The Parlour Wife
“The Parlour Wife” Review: Foluso Agbaje’s Novel Is a Vital Contribution to Historical Fiction

Culture

JAMB
JAMB: Exam Body in Crisis or Symptom of a Broken Educational System?
body-worn cameras
Can Body-Worn Cameras Build Trust In Africa’s Policing?
Tours
The Cultural and Structural Realities Behind Llona and Odumodublvck’s Grassroots Tours
Nigerian song
10 Times Nigerian Songs Made a Surprise Comeback Online
proptech startups
Can African Proptech Startups Build Trust in a Skeptical Market?
Loan applications
Can AI Make Loan Applications Fairer in Africa?

Fashion

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 Sourcing and Fashion Week
10 African Fashion Events to Watch Out for in 2025
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Sports

CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: Competition Review, Standout Players, and Finals Preview
Basketball Africa League
Basketball Africa League Season 5: Race for the Playoffs
Diamond League
African Excellence at the 2025 Diamond League
gambling
The Complex Relationship Between Football and Gambling
Serhou Guirassy
Serhou Guirassy: Against the Odds
CAF U-17 Nations Cup
Recap of the On-Going CAF U-17 Nations Cup

Explainers

The Never-Ending Upheavals of the Nigerian Basketball Federation
Ewa Cole vs Funke Akindele Copyright Dispute: Exclusive Details as Court Hearing Begins
Remote Work Safety: A Guide to Preventing Data Breaches While Working from Home - Afrocritik
Remote Work Safety: A Guide to Preventing Data Breaches While Working from Home
Wangiri call-back scam - Afrocritik
Wangiri Call-Back Scam: What It Is and How to Protect Yourself
6 Online Learning Platforms To Kickstart Your Career in 2024
AFCON Quarter-finals 2023 - Afrocritik
AFCON 2023: Quarter-Finals Preview

Fiction & Poetry

Fine Geh
Fine Geh | Fiction by Chizitere Madeleine Nwaemesi
Untitled Poem for a Boy Who Never Knew Love
Untitled Poem for a Boy Who Never Knew Love | By Stephen Nwankwo
Across the Border
Across the Border | Fiction by Bello Taiwo Victoria
two poems
“the village’s elegy” & “A sonnet is fighting absolution” | Poems by Josiane Kouagheu
poems
“Transit”, “Leaven”, & ”Arrive in Your Skeleton” | Poems by Abiodun Salako
Homecoming
HOMECOMING | Fiction by Chukwuebuka Obiakaeze