How Africacomicade is building Nigeria’s digital future through gaming
Africacomicade is focused on transforming Nigeria’s creative economy by elevating video gaming and immersive media (like Augmented and Extended Reality, or AR/XR) from a niche interest to a sustainable, high‑impact industry.
This creative tech sector includes everything from the development of complex video games and educational tools to simple social media filters and animations (cartoons, anime, and comics).
The organisation recognises that video games are more than just entertainment; they are a powerful medium for communication that can be used for education, visualisation, and social impact.
Africacomicade runs several key programs tailored to different career stages:
- ARC Fellowship (The Business Builders): This is the flagship program, targeting existing entrepreneurs and studios who have a project ready to launch. It acts as a business pre‑accelerator, connecting founders to funding, prototype grants, pitch training, and exchange opportunities. The focus here is on scaling businesses and creating industry leaders.
- Spark Fellowship (The New Talent): This program is for youths and young adults who want to join the industry but need foundational skills in game development, animation, or XR projects. It provides the necessary training to quickly get them into the workforce.
- E‑Africa Challenge (The Impact Makers): This initiative focuses on teaching creatives and business leaders how to use gaming and immersive media for social entrepreneurship, applying their skills to make an impact through gamification, game‑based learning, and educational visualisation projects.
- Creatives Program (The Future Pipeline): This program targets teenagers and children, introducing them to game building early. The focus is purely on inspiration and learning, ensuring a long‑term pipeline of talent for the future.
Africacomicade’s mission is to build a robust ecosystem that supports creators at every stage of their journey, ensuring the video gaming industry’s long‑term growth and success.