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Karavan’s win follows Cassava Republic’s 2024 triumph with Female Fear Factory by Pumla Dineo Gqola, a searing critique of patriarchal violence. Together, these wins signal a shift: African publishers are not only curating and telling bold, resonant stories - they are building the infrastructure to sustain them.
With over 700 entries from across Africa and the diaspora, the competition which is open to filmmakers aged 18 - 35, affirmed the continent’s rich storytelling tradition and its evolving cinematic language. Each winner received a $2,000 prize and a screening at CANEX
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For a movie that runs for two hours, its pacing is incredibly rushed, with timelines not clearly delineated. Jaiye proposes to Adaora within two months of dating her, and they get married with very little on-screen chemistry allowed to truly develop. What is even more implausible is how such a successful business woman is forced into such a naïve and juvenile arrangement, where she cannot spot the glaring ulterior motive, external pressures be damned.
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Tiwa Savage takes things personal on her fourth studio album, This One Is Personal. The album brims with aching memories, unhealed bruises and a longing for unconditional love. The energetic and colourful Afrobeats rhythms that once defined her sound are...
What makes the album engaging is not only Odumodu’s delivery but the revolving cast of guests who help him shape the album and make it colourful. “Toy Girl,” with Juno and Valentino Rose, offers a softer, romantic diversion. The singers lace the log-drum-driven beat with silky harmonies that temper Odumodu’s rough-edged persona.
Musically, the album is a buffet with an impressive menu. Burna revisits his early dancehall roots with Leriq, then jumps into trap with Travis Scott, mixes Afrobeats and country music with Shaboozey, goes full rockstar mode with Mick Jagger, before linking up with Stromae for some Francophone flavour
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The plot of this novel is driven by deliberate withholding of information. A reader can tell that the narrator is keeping something vital and the desire to find out what is being hidden ensures the pages are continually flipped. Instances like this add to the book’s allure. For instance, later in Esther’s letters to Amina, when things have fallen apart, we gain more clarity, a clarity well-fleshened out in Iyanifa's perspective.
Described as a “thrilling tale of survival, ambition, and betrayal,” The Unassuming Vector is more than a coming-of-age story. It is a thought-provoking exploration of the fine line between ambition and greed, and the search for purpose and belonging in a world governed by unseen forces.
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