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Amazon Prime Video’s exclusive multi-year deal with Nigeria’s Inkblot Productions shows that international companies are preparing to target the huge potential audiences of Africa’s streaming and cinema markets.
OR ZIKI NELSON it began with TV cartoons: “X-Men” and “Spider-Man”. These led to “Archie” and “Asterix” comics, then Japanese anime and manga. But as he devoured animated work from elsewhere, something was missing. “We had this African heritage and no one was telling stories about where we’re from.” Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts oniOSorAndroid. That is changing. New platforms are bringing African animators to a global audience. One is Kugali, co-founded in 2017 by Mr Nelson with a fellow Nigerian, Tolu Foyeh, and Hamid Ibrahim, a Ugandan. It sells c...