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African publisher Carry1st reports $27m funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures News Jan 17th, 2023

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

BIG Stories of 2022 - The rise of mobile in new nations Feature Dec 29th, 2022

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.

The future of the African mobile gaming market with Waheed Adam Interview Dec 6th, 2022

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

Fifth African Games Week to be held in Cape Town, South Africa News Nov 25th, 2022

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

Opportunity and difficulty in African internet adoption News Oct 12th, 2022

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

Mobile lessons from Africa News Oct 6th, 2022

Mobile lessons from Africa

Mobile Ecosystem Forum's Waheed Adam on the African mobile landscape

Developing games in Africa: “a 500 million-user market by 2030” Interview Jun 3rd, 2022

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

Multiplayer and simulation games tussle for top spots in adjoe and Statista’s latest mobile games index Special Report Apr 12th, 2022

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

Carry1st raises $20 million to create the "Garena of Africa" News Jan 19th, 2022

Carry1st raises $20 million to create the "Garena of Africa"

Will expand into the co-development of mobile games

95 per cent of gamers in Africa choose mobile, says Newzoo News Nov 24th, 2021

95 per cent of gamers in Africa choose mobile, says Newzoo

South Africa leads the way for player spending across the continent

Tilting Point and Carry1st publish SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off in Africa News Oct 12th, 2021

Tilting Point and Carry1st publish SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off in Africa

One game, 54 countries

Applications now open for Carry1st and CrazyLabs' Cape Town-based hypercasual accelerator News May 27th, 2021

Applications now open for Carry1st and CrazyLabs' Cape Town-based hypercasual accelerator

First companies will start in September

Carry1st secures $6 million in Series A funding to scale mobile games in Africa News May 4th, 2021

Carry1st secures $6 million in Series A funding to scale mobile games in Africa

Konvoy Ventures led the investment round

"I know for many of my colleagues I’m the first and possibly only Black person they have ever interacted with" Interview Mar 19th, 2021

"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

Carry1st raises $4 million to help grow mobile games in Africa News May 28th, 2020

Carry1st raises $4 million to help grow mobile games in Africa

"Social gaming is the largest and fastest-growing form of mobile media"

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