WHO OWNS THE VALUE IN AFRICAN ESPORTS AND ESPORTS TALENT? 
AFRICA WENT TO GAMESCOM. NOW CAN GAMESCOM COME TO AFRICA? 
Xsolla and the Global Esports Federation Bet on the Infrastructure Behind Global Esports 
Germany’s President Comes to Gamescom as Africa’s Games Industry Gains Ground 
Gamescom 2026 is officially open: the world’s biggest games event kicked off today with its Political Opening. 
#ESPORTSAFRICACONNECT – COLLABORATING WITH UGANDAN FEMALE GAMERS
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Lewis Appiagyei to Race for Esports Africa News for $10,000 Donation in Genesis Tournament
UK-born Ghanaian sim-racer Lewis Appiagyei is set to showcase his passion for esports in the upcoming Genesis Tournament hosted by...
WHO OWNS THE VALUE IN AFRICAN ESPORTS AND ESPORTS TALENT?
Africa’s emerging esports “transfer market” is exposing an uncomfortable truth: talent is growing faster than the businesses, contracts and institutions...
AFRICA WENT TO GAMESCOM. NOW CAN GAMESCOM COME TO AFRICA?
Gamescom 2026 showed that African gaming is becoming more visible. The harder task is turning visibility into companies, investment and...
Xsolla and the Global Esports Federation Bet on the Infrastructure Behind Global Esports
A five-year partnership could make cross-border payments, commerce and distribution easier. For Africa’s game developers and esports teams, the more...
Germany’s President Comes to Gamescom as Africa’s Games Industry Gains Ground
Frank-Walter Steinmeier has become the first German head of state to visit gamescom. But amid the political symbolism in Cologne,...
Gamescom 2026 is officially open: the world’s biggest games event kicked off today with its Political Opening.
More high-profile political guests of honour attended than ever before. Among them were Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European...
Nigeria at Gamescom 2026: From Gaming Market to Games Industry
Nigeria’s games industry has spent much of the past decade demonstrating that it exists. At Gamescom 2026, the more consequential task...
Paris Puts Africa in Focus: Inside the Rise of African Esports
Paris will become a focal point for the global esports industry this week as executives, investors, federation leaders and industry...
South Africa’s Gaming Power Play: Why the Mettlestate-rAge Alliance Signals a New Era for African Esports
For much of Africa's gaming industry, the biggest challenge has never been talent. It has been fragmentation. Across the continent,...
HIRU Is More Than a Game. It Is Proof That Africa’s Stories Are Ready for the Global Stage
For decades, Africa has been one of gaming's largest audiences but one of its smallest storytellers. Millions of African players...
The Commonwealth Games Cannot Ignore the Digital Athlete Forever
As Glasgow welcomes athletes from across the Commonwealth for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Scotland has once again become the meeting...