Gamers in Africa come together to Create the Pan Africa Gaming Group [PAGG]

African gamers, after operating in a fragmented for many years, they’re now come together to create the Pan Africa Gaming Group (PAGG). 

The union is part of an effort to unify and grow the continent’s gaming sector. The new developments came at the backdrop of the Africa Games Week 2022 which is currently taking place in Mother City, Cape Town. 

The PAGG will bring together games developed by its members for publishing under Gara, an African game store, and Afrocomix, a content hub for Afrocentric creative work.

According to Leti Arts CEO Eyram Tawia, “One of our core values is not just to build a collection of games, but to incubate Africa’s gaming industry of tomorrow. There is a wealth of incredible talent already on the continent, with more graduating every year from top-tier game development schools like Rubika. Most graduates though are relegated to doing remote work for overseas clients due to the lack of local gaming job opportunities. We’re going to fix that.”

Gaming is one of the fastest-growing industries in the African continent and the world. In 2021, South Africa generated the most total annual gaming revenue at $290 million, followed by Nigeria ($185 million), Ghana ($42 million), Kenya ($38 million) and Ethiopia ($35 million). 

So far, collectively, the current members have developed more than 50 games.

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