Africa has its own criteria for success in the gaming market. However, the situation is changing rapidly. In a few years, the earnings of local gaming companies will become significant by general industrial standards.

According to a joint report by analysts Newzoo and Carry1st, last year the sales volume of video games in Black Africa (the part of the African continent located south of the Sahara desert) reached $863 million. This is 8.7% more than the year before.

The CEO of Cameroonian Kiro’o Games Olivier Madiba gave a short interview to the publication PocketGamer.biz . He said that Western investors will have to change their business strategy before investing in local studios.

ResearchAndMarkets.com posted a report on the development of the African gaming market after the pandemic. According to the study, in the period from 2021 to 2026, it will grow by 12% annually.

Not much is known about the African video game market. The Games Industry Africa (GIA) portal decided to fix this and published an analysis of the situation in the region. It contains data on the turnover of markets in different countries, the number of players and a couple of key trends.

In Africa, as in most other regions, the pandemic and lockdowns provoked an explosive growth of mobile gaming. Compared to the first quarter of last year, local users have become more active in downloading games and making more in-app purchases. This is reported by AppsFlyer in a joint report with Google.Note: The study covers the period from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021 (ended March 31).

African mobile publisher Carry1st received $6 million in investments, including from Riot Games. With this money, the company hopes to attract developers from all over the world to the local market.