Investment in African Game Development Ecosystem through BRIDGE/PASSERELLE
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TLDR
- The 2026 edition brings together 18 studios representing 12 African countries, reinforcing the growing recognition that collaboration, business development, and international partnerships are becoming just as important.
- The selected studios represent a diverse cross-section of Africa’s rapidly expanding game development landscape: 7Paw Studios (South Africa)Elder Studios (Ethiopia)Gbosaman (Nigeria)Geco Games Studios (Zambia)Idle Not.
- Africa’s game development industry continues to mature as the BRIDGE/PASSERELLE programme unveils its latest cohort of independent studios drawn from across the continent.
- Studios from Southern, Eastern, Western, Central and North Africa are represented, highlighting the increasingly continental nature of Africa’s game development ecosystem.
- For Esports Africa News, initiatives like BRIDGE/PASSERELLE are helping build the commercial infrastructure that African gaming has long required.