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Features & Essays

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?
African music
There is Nothing New Under the Sun (That African Music Hasn’t Already Lived Through)
livestreaming
The Popularity, Tensions, and Criticisms of Livestreaming in Contemporary Nigerian Pop Culture
Kenyan poetry
The Layers of Kenyan Poetry: From Resistance to Confession

Interviews

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
In Conversation with Saïd Hamich Benlarbi on His Cannes-Selected Docu-Drama, “In Search of the Grey Bird with Green Stripes”
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

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

Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Unique Stylings
Worthy Challenger
“Worthy Challenger” Review: Reekado Banks’s Claim Falters Slightly on New EP
Afrobeats
On Afrobeats to the World: Where Is the Line Between Evolution and Identity Crisis?
African music
There is Nothing New Under the Sun (That African Music Hasn’t Already Lived Through)
For Me, This Time
“For Me, This Time” Review: Africaine Makes Strong Impression with Debut EP
spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Matters of the Heart
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

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”
Someone Should Hold Farida
The North Is Retelling Its Story: A Review of Flame Tree’s “Someone Should Hold Farida”
One Leg on Earth
Pemi Aguda’s “One Leg On Earth” Mythologises the Strangeness of Lagos and Water
Jude Dibia
In Conversation: Jude Dibia Talks “The Quiet That Remains”, Love, and the Lives Literature Refuses to Overlook
Nigerian democracy
14 Books for Anyone Trying to Make Sense of Nigerian Democracy

Culture

Billboard
Who Shapes Our Narratives?: Afrobeats, Billboard, and the Barometers of Success in African Music
Valentineʼs Day
Valentineʼs Day Is a Scam, But Romance Still Isnʼt
Pray
Why Do Nigerians Pray So Much?
The Beautiful Lie of “Making It”
The Beautiful Lie of “Making It”: Kenyan Youth, Hustle Culture, and the New Local Dream
holy hustle
Sanctified Sleeplessness: Nigeria’s Addiction to Holy Hustle
What Being Disabled Taught Me About Nigerians
What Being Disabled Taught Me About Nigerians

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

Football
What Exactly Is Happening to Nigerian Men’s Football?
football
How Malnutrition Undermines African Teams in International Football Competitions
World Athletics Championships
Africa’s Medal Tally at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
transfer
The Biggest African Transfers of Summer 2025 Across Europe’s Top Leagues
Football
Why Are Major African Football Tournaments Always Hosted by the Same Countries?
Kelechi Nwakali
Kelechi Nwakali: Stuck in Football’s Revolving Door

Explainers

splits
Music Splits Explained: Who Gets What From a Song and Why It Matters
royalties
Royalties 101: How Music Actually Makes Money
sampling
Sampling, Interpolation, and What Music Copyright Requires
What You Lose When You Sign Away Your Masters
sync licensing
How Sync Licensing Works and Why It Matters for Nigerian Artistes
Serhou Guirassy
Serhou Guirassy: Against the Odds

Fiction & Poetry

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
We are but wax
“We are but wax” | Poem by Obongofon Etuk
Fathers of Alego’s Roads
“Fathers of Alego’s Roads” | Poem by Victoria Kerubo
AT THE ALTAR
AT THE ALTAR | Poem By Rutendo Chichaya