Under the new system, the involved gaming studios have helped to develop over 50 games and is made up of South Africa’s Sea Monster, Senegal’s Kayfo Games, Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games, Ghana’s Leti Arts, Tunisia’s Digital Mania, Ethiopia’s Qene Games, Kenya’s Usiku Games, Tanzanika’s Khanga Rue, and Rwanda’s DopeApps and Messeka Games. They anticipate that more studios will join the collective in the near future.

“One of our core values is not just to build a collection of games, but to incubate Africa’s gaming industry of tomorrow,” said Leti Arts CEO Eyram Tawia. “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.”

A founders’ council will oversee the lobby and includes top gaming entrepreneurs from across the continent. They will also tap into the leadership of former Goldman Sachs and PWC executive Peter Kihara, the group’s financial officer. The group’s creative director is the former game director at the United Kingdom’s Aardman Animation, Jake Manion.

Ethiopia’s Qene Games CEO Dawit Abraham will serve as PAAG’s spokesperson.

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