African Arts Journal

Lights, Camera, Lagos: What Nollywood Has for You This July

July is rarely a slow month for Nollywood — and 2026 is keeping that tradition alive. Whether you are heading to the cinema, scrolling Netflix, or looking for something new to stream on a quiet evening, the industry has released a strong lineup this month across every format. Here is your essential guide to what is showing, what is streaming, and what is worth your time....

Lights, Camera, Lagos: What Nollywood Has for You This July July is rarely a slow month for Nollywood — and 2026 is keeping that tradition alive. Whether you are heading to the cinema, scrolling Netflix, or looking for something new to stream on a quiet eve…

Saturday Pick for the Family: Too Small Tola by Atinuke

There is a particular kind of children's book that does not feel like it is trying. No heavy lessons announced from the first page. No exaggerated adventure designed to hold a restless child's attention by force. Just a story, told with warmth and wit and complete confidence in its own world — a world the child steps into so naturally that by the end, leaving it feels like a small loss....

Saturday Pick for the Family: Too Small Tola by Atinuke There is a particular kind of children’s book that does not feel like it is trying. No heavy lessons announced from the first page. No exaggerated adventure designed to hold a restless child&…

‘77: The Festac Conspiracy’ and the Modern Pan-African Cinematic Imagination

​LUSAKA, Zambia — The continental premiere of Izu Ojukwu’s ’77: The Festac Conspiracy in Lusaka was less of a traditional red-carpet affair and more of a symbolic repatriation of African historical memory. A decade after the filmmaker’s groundbreaking military drama '76 interrogated the fractured interiority of the Nigerian nation-state, this highly anticipated sequel expands its lens to the broader, more volatile canvas of late-70s Pan-Africanism....

‘77: The Festac Conspiracy’ and the Modern Pan-African Cinematic Imagination ​LUSAKA, Zambia — The continental premiere of Izu Ojukwu’s ’77: The Festac Conspiracy in Lusaka was less of a traditional red-carpet affair and more of a symbolic repatriation of African historical…