Games Industry Africa

by vbassey

3 min read – August 14, 2026

Maliyo Games Unveils ‘Games from Nigeria’ Pavilion

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2 min read – August 12, 2026

Benin’s Malaika Games to Launch Idle RPG “Clash of Myths” on iOS and Android

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3 min read – August 10, 2026

Lagos Games Week 2026 Calls for Greater Investment and Collaboration to Unlock Nigeria’s Games Economy

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3 min read – August 7, 2026

Africa Games Week 2026 Returns to Cape Town with Focus on Building Africa’s Gaming Future

Supercell Launches Equity-Free Grants for African Game Studios

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3 min read – August 5, 2026

Supercell has opened applications for the first cohort of its Developer Grants Program, introducing one of the largest equity-free funding initiatives dedicated exclusively to African game development studios. The programme offers grants ranging from US$20,000 to US$200,000, providing selected studios with capital to accelerate game development while retaining full ownership of their companies and intellectual […]

France and Morocco Expand Partnership to Support Africa’s Film and Games Industries

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3 min read – August 3, 2026

France and Morocco have signed a new declaration of intent that seeks to strengthen cooperation across Africa’s cinema, audiovisual and video game industries, marking another step towards greater continental collaboration in the creative economy. Signed on 16 July, the agreement establishes a framework for deeper collaboration between the two countries while paving the way for […]

Cape Town’s Pressure Cooker Studios Scores Big with Riot Games

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4 min read – June 29, 2026

Cape Town-based music and audio studio Pressure Cooker Studios has reached a new high point in its career, having now composed original music for three significant League of Legends releases from Riot Games. The studio delivered the score for the champion theme of Locke, The Ashen Exorcist, the music for the Back from the Brink […]

Afro Game Showcase Debuts With 22 Titles Spotlighting African and Diaspora Talent

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3 min read – June 25, 2026

The African games industry reached a new milestone this week with the launch of the first-ever Afro Game Showcase, a broadcast event dedicated entirely to games made by African creators and the wider diaspora. Streamed live on YouTube at 7 p.m. UTC, the showcase was hosted in both French and English by Jennifer Lufau and […]

Galaxy Pilgrim: Inside the Nigerian Contributions to Yellow Emperor Games’ Three-Year Passion Project

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2 min read – June 24, 2026

Yellow Emperor Games has released the reveal trailer for Galaxy Pilgrim, an atmospheric pixel art sci-fi platformer with a remote, globally distributed team that includes several Nigerian developers contributing to its art, design, and voice work. Galaxy Pilgrim is a physics-based platformer built around pinball-like momentum mechanics, where players are never able to simply stand […]

GamesConnect AFRICA Launches Open Call for gamescom dev Scholarships

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2 min read – June 22, 2026

GamesConnect AFRICA, a Goethe-Institut initiative dedicated to strengthening the African games ecosystem, has announced an open call for applications to the gamescom dev 2026 Scholarship Programme. Developed in collaboration with Gamescom Dev (previously Devcom) and Gamescom, the initiative seeks to support talented individuals from across Africa who face financial, structural or personal barriers to attending […]