AFRICA’S ROAD TO THE WORLD STARTS IN ABUJA: Why the Carry1st Africa Cup Could Change African Esports
Eight teams. Five African regions. $30,000. One African champion. And one ticket to the world stage. On September 5–6, the...
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Rwanda Is Making a Serious Bet on Esports — And Africa Should Pay Attention
Africa’s esports industry does not lack players, audiences or ambition. What it often lacks are places where competition, business, investment...
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...
Sign Before You Stream: The Legal Weakness at the Heart of Esports Business
Esports companies often spend more time choosing logos than reviewing contracts. Teams recruit players through direct messages. Tournament organisers announce...
One Nation, One Vision: The Leadership Story Behind Nigeria’s Esports Federation
Nigeria’s esports industry has never suffered from a shortage of energy. Across the country, tournament organisers, gaming communities, technology companies,...
From Clicks to Communities: What African Esports Can Learn from Precious Oduro’s Growth Playbook
Africa’s gaming and esports sector has no shortage of ambition. Across the continent, tournament organisers, game developers, content creators and...
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...
Nigeria Just Changed the Rules of the Game: Skyline University Fires the Starting Gun for Africa’s University Gaming Revolution
For years, Africa's gaming industry has faced the same fundamental question: where will the continent's next generation of game developers,...
Warlordes Signals a New Era: African Games Are Beginning to Build Their Own Esports Future
For more than two decades, African esports has largely been built on games developed elsewhere. From EA SPORTS FC and...
