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August brings great movies and heat waves [in some part of Africa]. This month, we are tracking films from Cairo to Cape Town; charming con artists in 1940s Egypt, game rangers behaving badly in South Africa, and a Sci-Fi tale set in 2093 that will mess with your head. So, whether you are drawn to action packed comedies, psychological thrillers, or something completely different, like a Senegalese adaptation of a beloved novel that tackles marriage and tradition, there’s something for everyone this month. Here at INTALKS.AFRICA, your essential guide to the Best African films and TV shows premiering this month,…

When the Nigerian writer Dami Ajayi co-founded Saraba Magazines in 2009 alongside fellow writer Emmanuel Iduma, they were at the door way of a Renaissance in the African Literature Ecosystem. The internet as just exploding in Nigeria, and ambitious writers were taking advantage of it’s global connectivity to build mostly online publications and literary townhalls. Writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Binyavanga Wainana, Tope Folarin, Noviolet Boluwayo, and Teju Cole were gaining recognition on the international literary scene. Soon, other publications like Expound, Praxis, Omenana Magazine, Bakwa, Munyori Journal, and Jalada Africa began to emerge. It was the era of Afro-politans,…

From the Cosmology of the Bankongo people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the divination practice of the Nandi in Kenya, this creatives couple enlightens their followers and listeners about the diverse cultures and interesting myths across Africa. Through Art and Storytelling, Adwoa Botchey and Solomon Adebiyi are reclaiming narratives from across the continent. Adwoa Botchey and Solomon Adebiyi paint art are depicting various African deities, Cosmology, and Mythological Characters. Adwoa Botchey, 27, and Solomon Adebiyi, 28, met for the first time at Chuck Gallery in Manchester. Both were exhibiting their Art Work for the African Caribbean Society. While…

Okonkwo is in conversation with Gbenga Adesina, a Nigerian poet and essayist. He received his MFA from New York University where he held the Goldwater Poetry Fellowship and was mentored by Yusef Komunyakaa. He has received support from the Poet’s House, New York, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Colgate University’s Olive B. O’Connor Fellowship, Folger Shakespeare’s Library, Washington DC, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem, and Harvard University’s historic Woodberry Poetry Room. His work has been published in the Paris Review, Harvard Review, Academy of American Poets’ Poem-A-Day, Guernica, Yale Review, New York Times Magazine, and elsewhere,…

Most certainly and profoundly so, a new wave of African dancers are currently making global moves. With Athleticism, fresh styles and bold energy, this new wave of dancers with their raves of plethora dance styles are transforming how the world views DANCE. Evidently speaking, you don’t need to scroll too far on instagram before landing on an African dancegrammer (African dancers on Instagram) who makes you STOP, DOUBLE-TAP, and maybe even try the moves yourself with varying success. From street corners in SOWETO, and LAGOS to Studios in Nairobi and Accra, the continent’s dancers are shaping global trends “one reel…

Indeed!! JULY is shaking up to be a strong month for Africa Cinema and Television. Meanwhile NETFLIX is doubling down on Arabic-Language content with several new releases, While Kenyan dramas are exploring everything from street-racing to elite family betrayals. Nigerian Filmmakers continues to push boundaries with anthology series that tackle Love, Money, and Tradition, while South African reality TV is getting bold with relationship ultimatums and stepfather dynamics. From Morrocco’s intergenerational comedies to documentaries exposing kenya’s academic ghostwriting industry, this month’s lineup reflects diverse Storytelling across voices across continent. In Here, INTALKS.AFRICA is your essential guide to the best African…

Hoping to drive conversations around Fatherhood and Nationalism, filmmakers Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies premiered their feature at the recently concluded Prestigious Cannes Film Festival on Sunday May 18th 2025. Retrospectively for Wale Davies, the events of June 1993 in Nigeria and their aftermath can be distilled and splits into two significant parts; “The collective groan of a nation on (theday a much-awaited Presidential election was forcibly annulled) and the collective cheer when we won the African Cup of Nation tournament in 1994, just a year later,” he says. Davies was 11years old in 1993 when General Ibrahim Banbagida…

For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, Summer tends to usher us ample time of relaxation focusing on other recreational activities that brightens our day. This season brings with it plenty of opportunities to lounge outside or by the pool with a book in hand. For an exciting summer read, we’ve compiled a list of novels and short story collections by African authors released within the last decade and forthcoming, that are sure to stimulate, surprise and entertain you in every sense. 1) ‘LAGOS NOIR’ edited by CHRIS ABANI Many stories have been written about the continent’s largest megabits,…

The month of June and July brings an exhilarating line up of entertainment from across the continent, offering everything from thrilling actions to heartfelt romance and gripping reality TV. This month’s selections features international heist adventures from Egypt, feel-good start-up romance from Tunisia, comedy capers from Kenya, murder mysteries from Nigeria and dramatic realities from South Africa. From NETFLIX Originals to regional cinema releases. Below are MUST WATCH films and series lighting up screens across NORTH, EAST, WEST and SOUTHERN AFRICA this Summer. 1) THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) The Real Housewives Of Durban is Nine Weeks deep…

In the spirit of Afrofuturism, a cultural practice which imagines Black people living full lives with the agency in both the present and future, the following list provides rich examples of Black people literally writing their own futures, and maintaining control over narratives both real and fictitious. Perhaps ironically, while the genre is often centered on alternate realities, the work of many Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy writers focuses on creating fictional worlds with diverse characters that encourages readers to think critically about our actual realities. They do so often, by providing social commentary that resonates with the reader through imaginative…