Chimezie Chika

Afrocritik’s 50 Notable Essays from Africa in 2024
Afrocritik’s 50 Notable Essays from Africa in 2024

What we are witnessing presently in Africa is that the essay has been taken to…

Igbo language
What Has Happened to Igbo Language Novels?

That the Igbo language, as exuberant a cultural repository as any in the world, is…

Yankari Game Reserve
What Is the State of Nigeria’s Natural Parks and Game Reserves?

The Yankari Game Reserve is arguably Nigeria’s most well-known wildlife and forest reserve but stories…

Ruth Agbolade
Fragmented Visages, Unbroken Light: The Art of Ruth Agbolade

As a multi-disciplinary artist, Ruth Agbolade has worked across mediums ranging from painting, sculpture to…

Chidimma Adetshina
Xenophobia Blues and the South African Complex: Is the Dangerous Politics of Nazism on the Rise Again?

The recurrent pattern in these controversies in South Africa is that they are consistently targeted…

“The Liquid Eye of a Moon” Review: Uchenna Awoke’s Novel is an Eye-Opening Story of Belonging, Desire, and Hope

Uchenna Awoke may be debuting as a novelist, but this is an author to look…

A selection of book titles by Nigerian authors
Sensational Book Titles: A New Trend in Nigerian Literature?

Now, apart from their lurid book titles, it is not clear what the quality of…

“We Are Trying to Make History Accessible”: Archivi.ng, the Startup On a Journey to Digitise Nigerian History | Afrocritik
“We Are Trying to Make History Accessible”: Archivi.ng, the Startup On a Journey to Digitise Nigerian History

“What we need to do is, one, expand the archives. The second is figuring out…

“Love Grows Stronger in Death” Anthology Explores the Depth of Human Emotions Amidst Mortality

Though this is a small sample of the deluge of writing coming out of Africa,…

Emeka Nwokedi: A Classical Music Conductor of International Repute

Nwokedi’s interest in music stems from his upbringing in the Anglican Church. In his early…