Esports as a Catalyst for Africa's Gaming Industry Growth

TLDR

• Part 3: Africa Must Own Its Digital Future The significance of Africa’s emerging games industry extends well beyond entertainment.
• Rather than asking whether Africa can produce globally competitive games, publishers should increasingly ask how many opportunities they may already have overlooked.
• For Africa, this may become one of the defining characteristics of the coming decade.
• Investment in African games has often focused narrowly on mobile gaming or outsourcing.
• Original African intellectual property has the potential to generate revenues across publishing, merchandising, film adaptation, animation, esports, education and licensing.