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Apps made in Africa: Continent becoming new home of mobile gaming
A graphic collection of Apps built in Africa. IMAGE/File
Africans are making a bid to turn the continent of Africa into the new home of mobile gaming.
With more than 700 million mobile broadband subscribers across Africa, it’s little wonder a growing number of young entrepreneurs are jumping on the digital bandwagon and creating innovate, interactive content for their home market.
One such man is Nigerian Hugo Obi. Earlier this year he launched Maliyo, a gaming firm aimed at creating culturally relevant content that reflects the lives of average Nigerians.
“Nigeria is the largest country in Africa,” he said. “It has the fastest growing internet users, fastest growing mobile users and the shared nature of the Nigerian people is how they love to consume.
His firm now creates apps developed by Africans, for the African market, which can be played through websites like Facebook or on mobile devices.