football
Son of Elvis
sexual abuse

Features & Essays

The Yoruba Traitor as Political Construction: A Response to Sam Omatseye’s “The Yoruba Traitors”
nigerian novels
Interior Is a Country: On Nigerian Novels and the Limits of the Screen
Ernest Jesuyemi
The Poet’s Convenient Martyrdom (A Rejoinder to Ernest Jesuyemi’s “The Wrong Kind of Black Poet”)
Children of Blood and Bone
[Opinion]: Who and What Does the “Children of Blood and Bone” Film Adaptation Really Represent?
streaming
Streaming Africa: Predicting the Growth and Adoption of Online Video Platforms Across African Markets (2026–2031)
film incubators
How Film Incubators Are Transforming Talent Development, Financing and Market Access in African Cinema

Interviews

Rami Jarboui
Sundance 2026: In Conversation with Rami Jarboui, Director of “The Bird’s Placebo”
Bea Wangondu
Sundance 2026: In Conversation with “Kikuyu Land” Directors, Bea Wangondu and Andrew H. Brown
Nana Adwoa Frimpong
ADIFF 2025: In Conversation With Nana Adwoa Frimpong, Producer of “The Eyes of Ghana”
Jason Jacobs
ADIFF 2025: In Conversation with the Filmmakers of South African Coming-of-Age Drama, “Carissa”
Nnamdi Kanaga
In Conversation: Nnamdi Kanaga Explores Liaising With The Supernatural in “Water Girl”
Seun Kuti
In Conversation: Seun Kuti Talks “Bird’s Eye View” Podcast, Pan-Africanism, and the Power of Truth

Film & TV

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
On Different Grounds
“On Different Grounds” Review: Mildred Okwo Returns with a Hearty, Veteran-Led Rom-Com
The Anniversary
“The Anniversary” Review: Prosper Edesiri’s Chamber Drama Has a Fascinating Psychological Core It Doesn’t Fully Trust
African cinema
African Cinema and Its Treaty-Based Co-Production Network
Zipporah Nyaruri
In Conversation with Zipporah Nyaruri on the Road Behind “Truck Mama”
Pietra Brettkelly
Tribeca Festival 2026: In Conversation with Pietra Brettkelly and The Critics’ Raymond Yusuff on Making “Crocodile” and Rising Above Constraints

Music

Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Outside the Box
Small Chops
“Small Chops” Review: Mannywellz Delivers a Sweet Treat on New EP
Afrobeats
The Afrobeats Takeover: A Myth of Institutional Power
A Rii Set
“A Rii Set” Review: Pheelz Expresses Artistic Duality On New Project
Barely Legal
“Barely Legal” Review: Qing Madi Hits Full Stride on New EP
Spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: May on the Mind
Afrocritik Report - 2026 2025-01

VIDEOS

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Books

escapist fiction
20 Notable Escapist African Fiction of the Last Ten Years
Born at the End of the World
Love in a Time of Terror: A Review of Donica Merhazion’s “Born at the End of the World”
Nigerian Literature
The Endless Work of Culture Positioning: The Challenge for Nigerian Literature
Mubanga Kalimamukwento
In Conversation: Mubanga Kalimamukwento Talks “The Shipikisha Club” and Reclaiming the Place of Zambian Languages
political novels
The Best 15 African Political Novels of the Last Decade
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

Culture

power
Why Nigeria Still Can’t Find Its Balance of Power
talking stage
Neither Here nor There: The Talking Stage as Nigeria’s New Relationship Culture
Women
Undoing the Knots Society Tied in Your Mind
Surnames
Whose Name Do You Bear? The Politics of Surnames and the Erasure of African Women
Labubu dolls
How Capitalists Are Exploiting Us Through ‘Must-Haves’
To Kill a Monkey
To Kill a Conversation: Nollywood, Criticism, and the Culture of Silence

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

AfroBasket
The Ultimate Guide to the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket in Côte d’Ivoire
WAFCON
WAFCON 2024 Quarterfinal Guide: Players to Watch and Our Predictions
WAFCON
WAFCON 2024: African Women’s Football Deserves Better Broadcast Coverage
Kyalami
Kyalami’s Renaissance: Paving the Way for F1’s Return to Africa
Club World Cup
Africa at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
African Football League
Has the African Football League Gone Ghost?

Explainers

How Budgeting Apps Empower Young Africans
How Fuji Music Influences the Modern Afro-Pop Soundscape
How Fuji Music Influences the Modern Afro-Pop Soundscape
Samson Dauda
All the Scoop on Samson Dauda, the 2024 Mr Olympia Winner
Gamification
How Gamification Can Make Technical Learning Fun for African Students
FASU 2024
FASU 2024: Scholars Compete, Cultures Converge in Lagos
Bongo Flava artistes
Bongo Flava: The Evolution of East Africa’s Soundtrack

Fiction & Poetry

Mine Too Counts
“Mine Too Counts” Review: Agbeye Oburumu Gives Voice to the Pains of the Nigerian Masses
poems
“I Give You Softness” and Other Poems | By Olobo Ejile
Àtìpó: The Stranger I Have Become
“Àtìpó: The Stranger I Have Become” and Other Poems | by Olamoyegun Noah O
Two Poems
Two Poems | By Salama Wainaina
Dearth Warning Signs
Dearth Warning Signs | Poem By Peace Ogunjemilua
three poems
Three Poems | By Olamoyegun Noah O