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Côte d'Ivoire

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Animation studio

Afrika Toon

Animation studio based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, behind Pokou, princesse ashanti and other Ivorian animated features.

Comic

Aya of Yop City

Back in Yopougon in late-1970s Côte d'Ivoire, the lives of Aya and her friends grow more complicated. New mother Adjoua faces questions about her child's paternity while Bintou begins an exciting but uncertain romance, drawing fam

Series

Les Vacances de SEKA

Seka spends the school holidays with his grandparents in Côte d'Ivoire, discovering the everyday values, traditions and cultural heritage of his family and community through a succession of childhood adventures.

Production company, Animation studio

Neuronn Communication

Côte d'Ivoire-based animated television producer founded by Ferdinand Messan. Co-producer with Cameroon Studio SOLF of 26 × 5-minute Les Vacances de SEKA; producer of Petit Kouadjo directed by Antoine Onomo. Exact studio services

Series

Petit Kouadjo

Kouadjo, a lively and inquisitive boy, explores his community and learns about friendships, family life and cultural traditions through everyday adventures.

Feature film

Pokou, princesse ashanti

Eighteenth-century princess Abla Pokou counsels peace in the Asante Kingdom, but a violent succession struggle forces her to lead followers away from Kumasi, seeking a new homeland.