The FIFA World Cup Finds a New Home in Ghana’s Malls and a New Audience in Esports
As Africa's esports industry searches for sustainable models of growth, Ghana is demonstrating that the future of competitive gaming may...
African Esports
Paris Is Now A Readiness Test; ParadoX Gaming, Africa’s only Hope!
ParadoX Gaming’s Free Fire qualification is Africa’s most immediate Esports World Cup story. The official EWC Free Fire page lists...
Visibility Is the Missing Investment: Why Africa Needs More Initiatives Like Narratify and Goethe-Institut to Put Game Developers on the Global Stage
For years, conversations about Africa's gaming industry have focused on talent. Yet talent has never been the continent's greatest challenge....
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...
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...
