Makunga is the main villain of Madagascar Escape 2 Africa. His goal was to become "alpha lion", something he achieved by tricking Alex into believing that the rite of passage was a dance contest. He did not handle the title of alpha lion well, as the animals believed Zuba should have been in charge, and not him. Makunga lost the alpha lion position at the end of the movie. It's unknown whether or not he'll be in the third Madagascar movie.
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Zuba[]
Makunga and Zuba didn't get along because of Makunga attempts to become alpha lion. When Zuba forfeited his role as alpha lion, Makunga stepped in, but was forced to go Zuba when the animals didn't like how he handles the watering hole crisis. When Makunga was forced to leave thanks to Nana beating him up, Zuba took back the role as alpha lion.
Alex[]
Makunga was indirectly responsible for Alex's disappearce .When Alex returned, Makunga was happy because he could use Alex to gain the role of alpha lion by making him believe that the rite of passage a dance contest. When the watering hole dried up, Alex decided to see what was "clogging up the river", which caused Makunga to laugh. Ironically, this was the beginning of his own undoing, as he forced to go to Zuba by the other animals.