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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

What shall it profit a people to lack shame?  What does it really profit a nation of over 180 million people to consistently platform and promote individuals with an addiction to humiliation? There comes a time when one must sit back, rest their hands on their head, exhale, and declare that it all doesn’t make […]

John Eriomala

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3 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

8 Nollywood Films Worth Your Attention in 2026

2025 proved to be a landmark year for Nigerian cinema. In our roundup of the best Nollywood films of last year, we explored what made those projects stand out and examined the industry’s impressive momentum. As we step into 2026, that momentum shows no signs of slowing.   Alive Till Dawn arrives in January as Nigeria’s […]

Shalom Tewobola

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7 months ago

8 Nollywood Films Worth Your Attention in 2026

David Vieira Lopez and Moses Bwayo’s “Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within” Chronicles The Transformative Potential of Music and Dance

From accidents and wars to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, abuse and abject poverty, the causes of orphanhood are many and complex. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 49.4 million children from age 0-17 are estimated to have lost either one or both parents due to different factors, with Uganda believed to have at least  1.9 million orphans, which […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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7 months ago

David Vieira Lopez and Moses Bwayo’s “Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within” Chronicles The Transformative Potential of Music and Dance

The Best Nollywood Films of 2025

2025 has been a year filled with cinematic gems in Nollywood. Films arrived as responses to history and violence, while experimenting with memory and form. Across cinemas, festivals, and streaming platforms, Nigerian filmmakers pushed genre and scale, while still circling the same enduring question: how can authentic stories be told in Nigeria? It was a […]

Shalom Tewobola

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7 months ago

The Best Nollywood Films of 2025

Best Afropop Songs of 2025

As last year ground to a halt, and music critics and fans of Afropop, in their usual fashion, began to take stock of the year, by way of tweets and essays and vociferous debates, a rare consensus emerged: the genre was in a state of flux; old, hackneyed sounds were giving way to more experimental, […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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8 months ago

Best Afropop Songs of 2025
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