South African publisher Carry1st has been accepted into Mastercard’s Start Path program. The program which is now in its sixth year is described as a springboard to help the best & brightest later stage startups maximize their opportunity for success.
Africa Games Week 2020 along with the Business of Gaming event will make the transition to virtual in December.
With Kiro’o Games first foray onto the mobile space now out in the wild. At least in Early Access, the Cameroonian studio has received further positive news with their funding model garnering support and praise from the nations top officials.
After numerous false dawns, the African games industry finally has its first formal iteration of a front facing organisation following the formal reveal of the African Game Developers Association.
Fak’ugesi’s month long festivities are in full swing, however the focus shifts to games with the ‘People of Play’ exhibition now live. Along with it is a full program of comprehensive talks and panel discussions.
After thirty days of a Kickstarter campaign that was a foregone conclusion after the fourth day, The Wagadu Chronicles has been successfully crowdfunded.
Nigerian Kucheza Gaming in partnership with Mettlestate and Big5 Games announces the first season of its annual School Esports League (SEL) kicking off virtually in November 2020.
Cameroonian Kiroo Games are inching towards the full release of their first mobile game – Les Responsables MBOA or The Manager with its soft launch on Android devices.
The African App Launchpad (AAL) initiative is set to return for its second year and has an open call for developers, big and small from all across the continent to sign up, tune in and potentially win big.
Collaborative partnerships remain key to addressing the increasing need for quality software development skills in the country. Fortunately, Samsung South Africa, through its partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct has announced the launch of the second group of youths entering the App Factory Internship Programme.
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