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Africa Has 349 Million Gamers. African Developers Capture Less Than 1% of the Revenue.

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Africa has 349 million gamers generating $1.1B in mobile gaming revenue. African developers capture less than 1% of it. BETAR maps the structural barriers and the rare studios breaking through.

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Africa’s Language of Instruction Crisis: Why Teaching Children to Read in the Wrong Language Drives Learning Poverty

Africa Corporate Training Gap: Employers Are Not Investing in the Workforce They Claim to Need

Africa’s Cinema Exhibition Economy: Box Office Splits, the Streaming Threat, and Who’s Building Screens