Youth! E no get wetin I never write about. From getting Ngugi a plate of food to pounded yam to Teju Cole and Tolu Ogunlesi dancing...
(Thanks to the Wayback machine because all of these have been deleted online.)
Excited for this issue. We have poems from @Isaiah_Adepoju_, @gwriting_plug, and Christian Emecheta. I also have a review of a book of cultural essays that I can’t wait for you to read. Plus other fine things.
Watch out. @Efikomag 7 drops soon.
“Harding sees colonialism everywhere, and not as a passive-something. It is an active element for him—even where it is obviously not. Africa is constantly and unremittingly defined against the backdrop of European rule. We cannot believe that it is free.”
https://t.co/VPuHvJCA6e
“Harding sees colonialism everywhere, and not as a passive-something. It is an active element for him—even where it is obviously not. Africa is constantly and unremittingly defined against the backdrop of European rule. We cannot believe that it is free.”
https://t.co/VPuHvJCA6e
The player Sabalenka most resembles from past players is Sharapova. Both are/were primarily power hitters - the bigger the moment the harder they swung.
The big difference is that Sharapova was a mental giant whereas Sabalenka is anything but. Sharapova would have beaten her at least four out of five times on any surface…
There's a fresh wave of films from West African filmmakers triumphant at Sundance. Began with Akinola Davies Jnr's "Lizard", followed by CJ Obasi's "Mami Wata", and now we have Will Niava's "Jazz Infernal".
2 Nigerians, 1 Ivorian. 2 short films, 1 feature.
Read our interview with the Sundance reigning king of international short films.
Born in Ivory Coast, raised in Ghana, and now based in Canada, Will Niava won the 2026 award at the prestigious festival and talks about his journey to Film Efiko.
Read our interview with the Sundance reigning king of international short films.
Born in Ivory Coast, raised in Ghana, and now based in Canada, Will Niava won the 2026 award at the prestigious festival and talks about his journey to Film Efiko.
T.J Benson on the @litjamespodcast summarising in the fewest words possible, the plot of his sophomore, The Madhouse.
Link to full video in comments section.