Kugali and Disney - Iwaju

Kugali media have been creating visual content as comics and animation for some time. I first came across them through one of the founders Tolu Olowofoyeku a comic book and animation enthusiast and strong proponent for African content whom I met at West African Game Expo. Many years later we met again at Lagos ComiCon, where Kugali was selling its different comic book publications with successful kickstarter projects promoting pan-African comic artists. It therefore came as no surprise to hear that they recently secured a collaboration with Disney to develop an animated series Iwaju. The 'long-format' science-fiction series is based in a futuristic Lagos. 

You can read more about the project at the BBC and HollywooodReporter 

Tutu: The Untold Story of a Kingdom

If you are around in Ghana on Friday the 20th December then it may be worth looking out for the screening of Tutu: The Untold Story of a Kingdom, pitched as an animated series, this story tells of

Osei Tutu and the rise of the 17th century Ashanti Kingdom located in what is now modern day Ghana, West Africa. Our main characters Osei Tutu and Okomfo Anokye embark on a journey to unite divided Akan clans.

The animation looks promising as its development was informed by research into local narratives and cultures. With magical characters like Okomfo Onokye and strong female characters like Abena Bensua, sister of the King, this so-called traditional tale has contemporary resonances. AnimaxFYB is the studio based in Ghana that will be developing this project with director Francis Yushau Brown, this animation looks is planned to be an animated series of 13 minutes with 24 minute running time over 3 seasons.
Tutu Concept Event Screening: Date: Friday December 20th, 2019 Where: Alliance Française (Accra, Ghana) Time: 7pm Cost: 20GHC

Comic Book Artist: Salim Busuru

Recently stumbled across Salim Busuru's comics via a recommendation from Kenyan animator Alfred Muchilwa. These characters look like they could populate an animation...

You can view the portfolio of his work at:
https://www.artstation.com/artist/salim_busuru

Comi(K)ment Issues: Kenyan Comics

Recently setup Comi(K)ment Issues is a group of Kenyan comic book artists and writers including Just a Band's own Daniel Muli. Keep an eye out for their instagram page. 

Online Africa Political Cartoons

A fantastic resource on African Cartoons - this website collects a range of African political cartoons presented as in an Encyclopedia on the subject. 

Tejumola Olaniyan's  http://africacartoons.com/ also includes blog posts, maps, links to other resources, and an index of cartoonists.