Creation Africa · Réseau des hubs créatifs
Seven institutions. Seven cities. Six countries. One network of high-performance creative studios open to animators, filmmakers, game developers, XR artists and musicians across East Africa — book a workstation at the hub nearest you.
Le Hub @Alliance · Nairobi
Who we are
The East Africa Creative Hubs Network brings together the creative hubs of the French cultural network — Alliance Française, Institut Français and the French Embassy — under Creation Africa. Members share equipment, programmes, audiences and market access across Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Kigali, with a seventh hub in development in Djibouti Ville.
Each hub gives creatives in the digital sector access to high-performance machines for computer-intensive work — 3D and animation rendering, colour grading, game builds, XR and immersive production, sound design — alongside incubation, mentorship and showcase platforms.
Our objectives & approach
The network exists to move creatives from practice to livelihood — and to make the route between the two shorter.
Connecting hubs and incubators across six countries so that equipment, curricula and audiences travel further than any single institution could carry them.
Incubation, technical and business training, mentorship and working space — supporting creatives to build studios and businesses, not only portfolios.
Mobility support, showcase platforms, festival and industry access, and partnerships with the French and European creative ecosystems.
Our services
Services available to institutions, funders and industry partners looking to work with creative industries in East Africa.
Incubation, training and residency programmes designed with hubs and delivered on the ground.
Multi-country coordination across seven partner institutions and their funders.
Direct engagement with creative entrepreneurs, studios, schools and practitioners.
Workshops, masterclasses, screenings, showcases and professional gatherings.
Shared measurement across the network — participation, outputs and sector impact.
A collective across the region
Select a city to see the institution that anchors the network there.
Find a creative hub
Open a hub to see its facilities, programmes and contact — and to request a workstation session.
What we do
Linking hubs and creatives across the region into one working network.
Machines, studios and space for original creative work and new ideas.
Exchanging knowledge, equipment, curricula and audiences between hubs.
Building sustainable creative businesses and durable creative economies.
Programmes
A multi-week incubation track combining technical training on professional creative software with business development, mentorship and access to hub equipment.
Short intensive sessions led by regional and international practitioners in animation, sound, gaming and immersive media.
Registered creatives book time on high-performance machines for rendering, editing, grading, game builds and sound work.
Opportunities
Dates for each round are published here once the network calendar is confirmed — subscribe below to be notified.
Stories from the network
Founded in 2024 with Alliance Française de Nairobi and the French Embassy in Kenya, the hub gives the city's animators, editors and game developers access to machines fast enough for the work they were already trying to do — alongside mentorship, incubation and market access.
Supported by
The network is an initiative of the French Government, delivered through Création Africa with the Alliance Française and Institut Français across East Africa.
Working with
Register once and get access to the equipment, programmes and open calls of every hub in the network.
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