Interview Deluxe Creation Studios CEO Edu Shola on developing games in Africa, funding and future plans
Mena Insight "Operating a studio in MENA involves tough challenges: Cultural diversity, localisation, payment infrastructure and talent acquisition"
May 27, 2024 Interview “There has been an increase in funding opportunities for African developers with more exciting times to come" Dash Studios CEO John Ikpeme on the future of the African gaming landscape, his current projects and the pursuit of funding in Africa
March 15, 2024 Gaming Growth Playbook for success: Navigating growth and overcoming challenges in Africa's gaming market Carry1st associate product manager, Seyifunmi Jesuloluwa shares how you can prepare to explore the African games market for greater growth
February 27, 2024 Partnership Pathway Smartphones to come pre-installed with Web3 game in Mystic Games and Jambo partnership New JamboPhones launched in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America will come with Call of the VoYd pre-installed
February 14, 2024 Gaming In Africa Disney taps Maliyo Games to develop Iwájú mobile game ”This is what we are all about: making African-inspired content," said Maliyo Games CEO and founder Hugo Obi
February 7, 2024 Gaming Growth MENA-3 games market grows 7.8% to $1.92 billion in 2023 The total number of gamers reached 68.4 million in 2023, indicating a 2.9% year-over-year rise, with that number expected to reach 79.6 million by 2027
January 31, 2024 African Expansion “Africa will be one of the top three regions for the global games market over the next ten years” Usiku Games game producer Denis Odera on developing mobile games in Africa and what makes the region prime for expansion
December 8, 2023 Emerging Markets Africa’s gaming market: How to make a profit with F2P games Carry1st Senior UA and admonetisation manager Claire Rozain discusses the African games market opportunity for F2P games
December 7, 2023 Gaming In Africa The Africa Games Industry Report sheds light on the region's challenges and triumphs Reflecting rich diversity and a youthful demographic, the Africa games market continues to witness steady rise in mobile game development as its primary platform
October 25, 2023 Feature Exploring Africa's games market opportunity Carry1st Senior UA and Admonetisation Manager Claire Rozain examines the huge potential of the African games market
October 17, 2023 Payments Supercell to partner with Carry1st for in-game purchase support in Africa The Finnish developer’s games will soon support seamless payment in the emerging market
October 12, 2023 African Advancement Sony Ventures to invest $10M via new fund for African startups Fintech may be Africa’s biggest funding category, but Sony’s focus is on entertainment
September 14, 2023 Pgc Helsinki 2023 Major growth ahead for the African mobile games market Carry1st's Mahmoud El-Azzeh on the potential and challenges of the African mobile games market and its place in the next decade
July 17, 2023 Africa Accelerates Africa’s gaming revenue is more than 90% mobile Newzoo and Carry1st report reveals Africa stands on the precipice of $1 billion in gaming worth
June 19, 2023 Gaming Africa Senegal sets up a new gaming hub The country is aiming to become a focal point for West Africa’s gaming industry
May 16, 2023 New Partnership Carry1st brings India’s esports Mobile Premier League to Africa The service is being gradually rolled out throughout the continent
February 20, 2023 Africa’s Mobile Boom Africa poised for explosion in mobile gaming The continent’s unique place in the market offers wide-ranging opportunities for mobile gaming
January 17, 2023 Investment African publisher Carry1st reports $27m funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures One of Africa’s top mobile game publishers, Carry1st has partnered with numerous brands such as Riot Games and Call of Duty, leading to significant investment
December 29, 2022 2022 Highlights BIG Stories of 2022 - The rise of mobile in new nations 2022 has seen major shifts in the mobile gaming industry, amongst them new markets and nations are rising or coming into vogue. Let’s take a look at the one to watch come 2023.
December 6, 2022 Insights The future of the African mobile gaming market with Waheed Adam Africa is one of the ones-to-watch when it comes to emerging gaming markets. Waheed Adam of iTouch offers us his insights into mobile movements in Africa
November 25, 2022 Events Fifth African Games Week to be held in Cape Town, South Africa Africa, one of many emerging markets in the mobile gaming industry, will be seeing its African Games Week hosted in Cape Town this December
October 12, 2022 News Opportunity and difficulty in African internet adoption Only 28% of users on the African continent utilise mobile data connections, as fixed broadband remains dominant. But the benefits of potential connectivity are profound
October 6, 2022 Guest Post Mobile lessons from Africa Mobile Ecosystem Forum's Waheed Adam on the African mobile landscape
June 3, 2022 African Opportunities Developing games in Africa: “a 500 million-user market by 2030” Olivier Madiba, CEO of Cameroon’s Kiro'o Games, speaks to PocketGamer.biz about opportunities in Africa
April 12, 2022 Rankings Revealed Multiplayer and simulation games tussle for top spots in adjoe and Statista’s latest mobile games index Rankings revealed: Data experts adjoe and Statista unveil the latest leaders in mobile gaming
January 19, 2022 Garena Of Africa Carry1st raises $20 million to create the "Garena of Africa" Will expand into the co-development of mobile games
November 24, 2021 Arising Africa 95 per cent of gamers in Africa choose mobile, says Newzoo South Africa leads the way for player spending across the continent
October 12, 2021 Now Live Tilting Point and Carry1st publish SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off in Africa One game, 54 countries
May 27, 2021 Faster Faster Applications now open for Carry1st and CrazyLabs' Cape Town-based hypercasual accelerator First companies will start in September
May 4, 2021 New Market Carry1st secures $6 million in Series A funding to scale mobile games in Africa Konvoy Ventures led the investment round
March 19, 2021 Poc In Mobile "I know for many of my colleagues I’m the first and possibly only Black person they have ever interacted with" Wooga writer Amanda Gicharu journey from East Africa to Berlin
May 28, 2020 1.5 Million Users Carry1st raises $4 million to help grow mobile games in Africa "Social gaming is the largest and fastest-growing form of mobile media"
May 27, 2020 Europe, Middle East And Africa Subway Surfers tops monthly average users for EMEA across Q1 2020 App Annie data points to Supercell duo and Sybo Games megahit
April 21, 2020 Big Moves Apple rolls out App Store to 20 new countries in Africa, the Middle East, and more Apple Music similarly being expanded to same countries
April 18, 2019 Indie Google’s Indie Games Accelerator is back, and now open to 37 countries Google opens up its indie program to developers in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America
June 19, 2018 Teen Titan 16 year-old’s South African game nabs 100k downloads in 24 hours after App of the Day promotion Torus chosen as Game of the Day in 137 countries, downloaded 100,000 times in 24 hours
June 4, 2018 New Subsidiary India’s Nazara taps real-money games market in Kenya New company NZWorld formed
May 9, 2018 Mena Expansion PocketGamer.biz expands with new Arabic-language sister-site PocketGamer.me Steel Media partners with leading Jordan games publisher Maysalward
April 25, 2018 Lift Off Game Insight taps up Tamatem to publish Airport City in the Middle East and North Africa The Arabic version of the game will be released on iOS and Android
March 27, 2018 Skills Development Google puts up 15,000 online scholarships for new and experienced African developers 10,000 of the scholarships will go to beginners while 5,000 will go to those with over one-year of experience
July 25, 2017 Emerging Markets Mobile games market rising stars: New promising countries in terms of revenues Zenna's Bohdan Chernobai breaks down the data from emerging markets
June 26, 2017 Mobile Games Revenues 2020 Global mobile game revenues expected to hit $64.9 billion in 2020 Newzoo and AppLift partner to share the details
December 9, 2016 Super Abiko Run Maliyo Games' Aboki Run becomes the first Nigeria-made game to be featured on Google Play A big leap for a small game
November 10, 2016 Still In Season Koukoi Games pushing Crashing Season into Middle East and North Africa markets Working with Maysalward to make the move
September 2, 2016 Unity In Africa Unity to hold its first Unity Certification exam in Africa at West African Gaming Expo Taking place on 8 November 2016