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Fargaba

Fargaba is a Hausa Kannywood drama featuring Zikrullah Abubakar, Aisha Soba, Shamsu Daniya, Ali Nuhu, Aisha Yola, and Mahmud Tantiri. The film brings together a strong ensemble cast in a story shaped by suspense, relationships, and difficult circumstances, reflecting the storytelling tradition of Northern Nigerian cinema.

THE CHEF

The Chef is a Ghanaian comedy-drama centered on a chef whose professional skills, personal relationships and unexpected challenges begin to collide. Set around the pressures and everyday experiences of working in the kitchen, the story combines humour, drama and human relationships. It offers a contemporary Ghanaian story for viewers interested in African films that balance comedy with everyday challenges.

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SEP 20

THE LAST MUGERWA

The Last Mugerwa is a Ugandan drama centred on legacy, family, power and identity. The film held its live premiere in Uganda on September 20, 2026, following a postponement of the original premiere date. It is part of Uganda's 2026 film scene and brings a contemporary Ugandan story to AfriMovieZone's African cinema release calendar.

SEP 26

Black Market

Black Market is a Nigerian crime thriller directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay and produced by Rixel Studios in collaboration with FilmOne Studios, Signet Ring Studios and Switch Visuals Production. The story follows five market women running a cross-border smuggling operation whose lives are thrown into danger after a rival kidnaps one woman's daughter. The film premiered at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos on September 26, 2026, where the screening was recognised by Guinness World Records with 51,000 qualifying viewers.

OCT 01

AGBARA NLA; THE RETURN

Agbáraǹlá: The Return is a Nigerian faith-based drama and a modern reimagining of the classic Mount Zion film Agbara Nla. Directed by Damilola and Joshua Mike-Bamiloye and produced by Chris Odeh, the story follows Olaboye and Olatomi as they leave their city lives to take the Gospel to Muwonleru, a community controlled by the herbalist Isawuru. The film explores faith, spiritual warfare, deliverance, and the clash between light and darkness. It opened in Nigerian cinemas on October 1, 2026.

OCT 23

A LAND APART

Nigerian Drama Thriller | Coming October 23, 2026

A Land Apart is a Nigerian drama-thriller set in an alternate history where agriculture, rather than oil, became the foundation of Nigeria's wealth. The story follows Dooshima, the secret daughter of an influential agribusiness leader, as she becomes caught in a struggle involving family, corporate power, and international interests over a life-changing agricultural formula.

Directed by Pever Bem | Starring Richard Mofe-Damijo, Princess Mufeedah, Daniel Etim Effiong, Sam Dede, and Onyeka Onwenu

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