Collaboration Needed for Unified African Esports Ecosystem

TLDR

• Meanwhile, organisations including AEC Africa and Kon10dr are pursuing continental ambitions, seeking to connect players across national borders while creating distinctly African digital experiences.
• For more than a decade, one of the most persistent criticisms of African esports has been the continent’s dependence on platforms, publishers and tournament infrastructure developed elsewhere.
• Across the continent, a new generation of African entrepreneurs and esports organisations are quietly developing the digital infrastructure that will underpin the next phase of African competitive gaming.
• They are building player databases, rankings, educational programmes, school leagues, broadcast ecosystems and commercial products designed specifically for African audiences.
• The message is becoming increasingly clear: Africans are beginning to take control of their own esports destiny.