Recognition of Gaming as Part of the Digital Economy by African Governments

TLDR

• Every participant receives an equal number of matches against unique opponents before the competition transitions into a Top 16 knockout stage.
• While this has enabled African competitors to participate in the global esports economy, it has also left the continent dependent on decisions made far beyond its borders.
• As governments increasingly recognise gaming as part of the digital economy and discussions continue around the future of esports within continental sporting frameworks, African-developed competitive games provide.
• It may represent the moment African developers stopped asking for a place within global esports and instead began building a competitive future of their own.
• The next chapter may see the continent produce world-class esports ecosystems powered by African intellectual property.