Lion Forge Entertainment has struck a deal with Showmax that will bring Iyanu, Roye Okupe's epic Nigerian superhero animated series, across 44 African countries.

All3Media International is heading to MIP Africa with a bevy of highlights for the region, ranging from brand-new police procedurals and young adult dramas to blue-chip wildlife series.

Primedia Studios has inked a license agreement with the BBC Studios-owned production company Rapid Blue to bring Dancing with the Stars back to South Africa.

Sesame Workshop has tapped Dr. Onyinye Nwaneri, former group CEO of Afrika Tikkun, as managing director for South Africa.

Onza Distribution has closed deals for a slew of titles from its scripted catalog in Portugal, Romania, Croatia, Latvia and Mozambique.

GRB Media Ranch has licensed the long-running GRB Studios series Untold Stories of the ER to Khelgejo Productions for an African adaptation and clinched a slew of other factual and format sales across the continent.

BBC Studios and the African streamer Showmax have struck up a deal for a South African adaptation of the hit comedy format The Office.

The animated series The Fixies is soon to air in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Rakesh Vasani, global head of content acquisition at GoQuest Media, shares the company’s acquisition ambitions for the coming year.

Pernel Media is prepping a slate of history titles, including Rise and Fall of the Inca, ordered by RMC Découverte (Altice Media).