Friday, November 2, 2012

African Apps dominating Continent's Gaming Industry


It may come as  a surprise to many, but the home grown apps have started to dominate the gaming industry of the African continent, reports CNN.

With more than 700 million mobile broadband subscribers across the continent, 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.

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"Nigeria is the largest country in the continent," 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.

Read more about it at CNN

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