About Us

Africartoons was first launched in 2008 on the occasion of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday with a collection of international cartoons celebrating his political life and celebrity...                      [contin. beneath image]

Encouraged by the success of that venture, and inspired by Mandela's own appreciation for the contribution that editorial cartoons can make towards a healthy democracy, it was decided to broaden the scope of the site to include editorial cartoons from all published cartoonists in Africa, and to eventually include cartoons from overseas cartoonists about Africa.

The objective of this site is to promote freedom of expression through cartoons. We also hope to encourage and develop the art throughout Africa by giving it greater exposure and bringing cartoonists from all over the continent closer together, and closer to practitioners in the rest of the world as well.

Africartoons is the result of many months of hard work by a dedicated team from John & Michelle Curtis' design studio digitalJUNGLE in Cape Town. We are most grateful for the help and efforts of Daleen, Jo, Rich, Princess and Lee-Ann.