10N8E Esports: How Nigeria’s Coordinates Became the Blueprint for a Global Esports Brand
Africa's esports industry is entering a new phase. The conversation is no longer centred solely on tournaments, prize pools, or...
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Vem, Exu Signals a New Chapter for Afro-Diasporic Storytelling in Games
The global games industry has long borrowed from African cultures, mythology and artistic traditions. Yet the communities that created many...
Africa’s Billion-Dollar Gaming Opportunity Could Be Lost Without Intellectual Property
For many people, esports is about winning tournaments. Game development is about building the next hit title. Content creation is...
BRIDGE/PASSERELLE Selects 18 African Game Studios to Strengthen the Continent’s Independent Development Ecosystem
Africa's game development industry continues to mature as the BRIDGE/PASSERELLE programme unveils its latest cohort of independent studios drawn from...
The Community Economy: What Africa’s Esports Industry Can Learn from Free Fire’s Remarkable Rise
Africa's gaming industry has no shortage of talented players. Its greatest challenge is building communities that endure. Across the continent,...
Africa’s Next Gaming Leaders Are Already Here—The Industry Must Give Them the Platform
The future of African esports may not be defined by the next championship. It may be defined by the next...
Why Africa’s Schools Cannot Afford to Ignore Esports Any Longer
Education, not entertainment, may prove to be esports' greatest contribution to Africa's digital future. For years, esports has been viewed...
Nigeria Wants to Turn Universities into Africa’s Esports Innovation Engine
For years, esports in Africa has been viewed largely through the lens of competition. Universities trained lawyers, engineers and doctors,...
Kenya’s Next Digital Frontier: Why NAICCON’s Mini Con Is a Defining Moment for African Gaming
Kenya has spent the last decade quietly assembling many of the ingredients required for a thriving digital economy. Its fintech...
Nigeria Wants to Bring the World’s Biggest Esports Nations to Africa. The Race for 2028 Has Begun.
Africa has spent decades exporting talent while importing the world's biggest sporting spectacles. Nigeria now wants to reverse that equation...
