In Honor of Nigerian Democracy – A June XII Comic Review
June XII is the title and lead character in Ibrahim “Sirgai” Ganiyu’s comic. June XII marks the first elections after the 1983 military coup that resulted in the widely acknowledged victory of Moshood Abiola in 1993 and subsequently, its annulment…
Hero Kekere is Ghenghenstic!
COMIC REPUBLIC are legit, one mega comic force to reckon with on the continent. Spawning characters such as Guardian Prime who, at first glance, seems like a superman copy but is many leagues different, to Eru, the manifestation of fear…
Celebrating Ghanaian Animation: the Golden Movie Awards
We’re crazy excited to announce that the animated films of Comfort Arthur and Francis Yushua Brown have been nominated in the Golden Animation category of the Golden Movie Awards. In its second year, the award will for the first time, highlight…
African Animated Projects You Should Know (Part 1)
Finding niche content like homegrown African animation can be a chore sometimes on the internet. Lucky you, we at Squid are passionate about discovering and promoting content we can lay our hands-on. In the spirit of our inner geeks, here’s…
Dunamis: Hope for the Marginalized
Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in 2011 together with a local journalist and an activist released a documentary that showed harrowing visuals of the ordeal of Albinos in Tanzania, who are believed to be vested with magical power. According…
Afrogames: An Animated Series from Burkina Faso
You’re walking down the street when you hear something loud from behind you with such force that your hairs briefly rise in alarm. Instinct kicks in and you step to the side then look behind you. You kiss your teeth,…
Ghost Writing Africa
I interpreted “Africa is the greatest ghostwriter of all time” wrongly the first time, thinking it alluded to the phenomena of having our narratives told by other cultures. Dissecting the phrase further led to an epiphany that the continent is…
