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In the first quarter of 2026, Akoroko tracked 18,912 articles published about African film across English, French, and Portuguese-language media. The dataset spans trade publications, national newspapers, film festival bulletins, streaming platform blogs, and independent criticism — offering one of the most comprehensive snapshots of how African cinema is being written about at scale.
The findings challenge several assumptions about who covers African film, what they cover, and how coverage has shifted since the post-pandemic resurgence of African titles at international festivals. This report presents the headline findings and what they mean for producers, distributors, and anyone trying to understand the industry's public profile.
