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Dika Ofoma writes about film, literature, and culture.

Local parables: A still from The Girl in the Yellow Jumper, a Ugandan crime thriller based on a true story, directed by Loukman Ali
CRIME THRILLER

‘The Girl in the Yellow Jumper’ is the first Ugandan film signed by Netflix

The Ugandan film, directed by Loukman Ali, teaches that the good thing to do is not always the right thing

  • Dika Ofoma, The Continent
3 min read
Fed up: Demonstrators protest police brutality at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 20 this year. The Nigerian government imposed a 24-hour curfew to clamp down on protests against Sars, a police division accused of abuse. Photo by Adetona Omokanye/Getty Images)
ENDSARS

Nigeria’s queers say ‘enough’

Notorious police unit that harassed LGBTQ+ community disbanded after widespread protests.

  • Dika Ofoma, The Continent
5 min read