Kugali is an entertainment company designed to provide stories inspired by African culture. The work is classified into “the Afrofuturism genre and references African history and tradition” using comic books, art and augmented reality and deeply authentic storytelling to showcase African stories, according to the founders.
Meet the storytellers of Kugali.
Ziki Nelson is a Nigerian an award-nominated writer and entrepreneur “with a burning passion for storytelling”. His broad work ranges from comics to film as well as TV.
Hamid Ibrahim is a Ugandan animator and CG artist “with years of experience working on Hollywood Blockbusters”. Ibrahim is known for “using his experience to lead African media to internationally-adjacent levels of quality”.
Tolu Olowofoyeku is a seasoned Nigerian artist. He is “a leader in the Nigerian video game industry and years of experience as a project leader in various professional and artistic spaces.”