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

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

In Starrgirl, Ayra Starr does not ask you to reconsider Ayra Starr. She assumes you already know who she is and expects you to keep up. The title alone sends listeners a message before they press play. Her first two records were titled around age — 19 & Dangerous introduced a fearless, fast-talking teenager; The […]

Anjola Akinmade

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1 month ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

Who is Nollywood Making Films For?

Conversely, in mainstream Nollywood, there exist two categories of filmmakers : the ones that make films for intellectuals and for the unthinking masses. There’s a pretension among members of both groups that they are different.

Seyi Lasisi

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8 months ago

Who is Nollywood Making Films For?

South African Filmmakers Are Protesting to Save Their Industry

South African filmmakers were seen protesting on the streets of Cape Town and Pretoria in late January with simple demands. Under the Save SA Film Jobs banner, South African filmmakers, actors, and industry workers protested against the deepening and entombing crisis that has pushed the South African film sector towards the cliff of collapse. To […]

Seyi Lasisi

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8 months ago

South African Filmmakers Are Protesting to Save Their Industry

Five Thoughts on the 2026 Filmjoint Awards

The Filmjoint Award 2026 announced the winners of its annual Filmjoint Awards, dedicated to celebration of excellence in short filmmaking locally and internationally. The award ceremony took place at the Alliance Française de Lagos’ cinema hall on the 7th of February 2026. In 2024, Gbenga Adeoti (Managing Director) and Dawn Ntekim-Rex (Programs Director), co-founded the […]

Seyi Lasisi

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8 months ago

Five Thoughts on the 2026 Filmjoint Awards

On “Hakeem”, TuneWalker Lets the Instruments Do the Talking

Naming a project after yourself is a risk, especially when your name is still finding its way into wider circulation. But TuneWalker doesn’t approach the decision like a gamble. Hakeem, his two-track instrumental release, feels less introductory than a statement of presence. At just under seven minutes, with no vocals and no excess, it leans […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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8 months ago

On “Hakeem”, TuneWalker Lets the Instruments Do the Talking

“Stories from Our Home” Combines AI and Folklore to Support Early Learning in Lagos

Stories from Our Home is a new pilot initiative bringing together Google, Slum2School Africa, and comedian and creator Samuel Animashaun Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggi, with a simple but ambitious goal: to place culturally grounded learning materials into the hands of nursery school pupils in underserved Lagos communities. Powered by Google’s Gemini and published […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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8 months ago

“Stories from Our Home” Combines AI and Folklore to Support Early Learning in Lagos
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