Africa: The Last Digital Frontier
summary
Claims that mobile is the growth engine: Africa is mobile-first, average age 19 and publishers see CPIs around $0.10, with a projected regional market approaching $400M in a few years. Notable moves include Carry1st positioning as the largest mobile publisher in Africa and a recent $4M Series A validating market potential; a local studio (Kenneth/Kenney) is soft-launching Gabeta. Infrastructure improves (local AWS, 5G rollouts) but data remains expensive, esports funding is thin, and pan‑African collaboration is urgent.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:40Introductions
- 8:05Collaboration in Africa
- 12:50Remote working in Africa
- 17:17Parttime esports in Africa
- 22:47Connectivity and data constraints in Africa
- 25:32Barriers to entry
- 28:32Esports trends
- 33:47Innovation in Africa
- 35:07Money in esports
- 39:07People are spending
- 39:57A cheeky little comment
- 43:07There is talent in Africa
- 44:07Looking forward to in industry in Africa
- 46:27Outro
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