What "Africa" Meant in Next Narrative Africa Fund's First Slate

On the morning of March 12, 2026, Akunna Cook's Next Narrative Africa Fund named its much-anticipated inaugural cohort of nine film and television projects. I ended my dispatch on the news by stating that I'd have more to say later. Well, it's later...

Reactions continue to come in — on X, on Instagram, in emails and DMs, primarily from professionals on the continent, where a specific kind of exhaustion is clearly prevalent.