Kugali marks the inaugural partnership for Disney Animation Studios in its century-long history. “I think I was maybe 11 and Ziki was like nine when we met,” Olowofoyeku tells ESSENCE. “And since then ...

Vivendi’s Canal+ Group has made an offer to take full control of African entertainment company The MultiChoice Group, in which it already holds a 31.7% stake. “The Canal+ Group confirms that it has ...

Entertainment Week Africa (EWA) returns to Lagos from November 17 to 22 for its fifth anniversary edition, marking five years of building one of Africa’s leading creative economy platforms under the ...

The Next Narrative Africa Fund (NNAF) has announced it is working with Parrot Analytics on a first-of-its-kind African entertainment landscape study ahead of deciding its inaugural grantees. Launched ...

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Akunna Cook's Next Narrative Africa Fund has spent the past year making the case that African storytelling is a serious global market that the entertainment industry has consistently underestimated.

Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has landed African theatrical rights to “Son of the Soil,” a Lagos-set ...

“We are doubling down on Africa,” says CEO Marc Jury. “We’ve been here for 38 years, and we intend to be here for a long time still to come. And we feel we’ve got all the best local knowledge in terms ...

The world's biggest entertainment companies aren't valuable because they make great films or television. They're valuable because they own the stories that audiences return to again and again.

Despite global economic pressures, Nigeria remains the fastest-growing Entertainment & Media (E&M) market in Africa, with projected Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) at 7.2 per cent through 2029.

The inaugural edition of Entertainment Week Africa (EWA) represented a cultural festival as it brought together creators, executives, investors, policymakers and industry leaders for a six-day, ...

With a population of approximately 1.4 billion and a median age of 19, Africa represents the world's youngest and most dynamic demographic. As smartphone penetration drives the growth of music, film, ...