The Cartoon Network and Gulli, the Lagardère-owned kids network, are doubling down on African animation. Gulli announced in Annecy June 14 that it’s pre-purchased “L’arbre à Palimpseste” (The Tree of ...

Nigerian animator Ridwan Moshood was so determined to learn how to make cartoons, he spent hours in internet cafés in Lagos, watching YouTube lessons and taking notes. "I would go to a cyber café, ...

Garbage Boy and Trashcan, an animated series from Ridwan Moshood, is part of a wave of new work coming from Africa From Cape Town to Cairo, Lagos to Nairobi, animation is fueling the emergence of a ...

Fans of African mythology and rich storytelling can now dive into this epic adventure, as the first season will be available to binge across 44 African countries. This announcement comes with an ...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is partnering with Nairobi-based media and tech startup Kukua in support of their franchise Super Sema, a new YouTube Originals kids and family program.

In recent years, there has been a growing demand for authentic African stories, and one production that is answering that call with passion and creativity is the animated fantasy series, ‘Iyanu’. The ...

Baboon Animation has set up Baboon Animation Africa (BAA) in partnership with African Animation Network (AAN). The aim is to build “a new animation business paradigm” rooted in diversity, equity and ...

Digital technology may have led to the decline of hand-drawn animation, but it still required legions of creatives and technicians to feed into the process. Now some fear that artificial intelligence ...

Africa's animation industry and its fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of "Supa Team 4" — a Netflix series about four teenage girls who become undercover superheroes to save the world in ...

Sunrise Animation Studios is ready to take on giants in 2025. The South African animation company has picked December for the release of its new feature film, David. That’s the same holiday window ...