Film + TV
03 April 2025
What to Watch in Southern Africa This Month
For OkayAfrica’s April TV and films guide, we have some reality television, some eye-catching documentaries, and a sci-fi feature film.
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02 April 2025
What to Watch in West Africa This April
From thrilling comedies to powerful documentaries, West African filmmakers deliver compelling narratives of courage, friendship, and redemption this month.
Film + TV
01 April 2025
What to Watch in East Africa This April
This month’s streaming and film guide highlights exciting new releases from Uganda and Kenya, showcasing the latest must-watch films and series from East Africa.
Film + TV
14 March 2025
Op-Ed: More Nigerian Filmmakers Should Make YouTube Their Main Distribution Channel
Top industry names like Kunle Afolayan and Omoni Oboli show how YouTube can give Nigerian films new life and unprecedented viewership.
Profiles & Interviews
01 November 2024
Osas Ighodaro Hopes Viewers See Themselves and Find Inspiration in ‘The Smart Money Woman’
In the show's second season, money conversations are drawn with firmer brushstrokes, revealing how everyday life events intersect with finances.
Video
30 August 2024
Top 11 African Beauty Bloggers You Need to Follow on YouTube
African YouTubers are among the biggest beauty influencers in the world. Here are our favorite beauty channels, which you should follow.
Nigeria
27 June 2022
Korty EO is the YouTuber Documenting Contemporary Culture in Nigeria
Thanks to her confessional-style videos and high-concept shows, Korty EO is one of Nigeria's rising YouTube stars.
Film + TV
13 January 2021
YouTube Announces Black Voices Creator Class of 2021
South Africa and Nigeria dominate YouTube's 2021 Black Voices Creator class. Nicollette Mashile, Lasizwe Dambuza, Kay Ngonyama, Lade Owolabi, Akah Bants and more have made it onto the list.
Film + TV
15 October 2020
YouTube Announces 'Black Voices Fund' for African Creators
The 100 million dollar fund is set to support and amplify the work of Black YouTube creators from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
Film + TV
27 March 2020
YouTube's Online African Music Festival, 'Stay Home... #WithMe,' Resumes This Weekend
Watch M.anifest, Simi, Manu WorldStar and other African artists perform live this weekend as part of YouTube's online music festival, 'Stay Home #WithMe'.
Film + TV
24 March 2020
The Best Nollywood Films Streaming on Netflix Right Now
From movies by Genevieve Nnaji to Kunle Afolayan—these are the best Nigerian films to watch online while stuck inside avoiding the coronavirus.
News
05 December 2019
Moroccan YouTuber, Moul Kaskita, Has Been Arrested for Insulting the King
The popular YouTuber posted a video wherein he criticizes King Mohammed VI—an inviolable law according to the kingdom's constitution.
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