WESCO and Enter Africa unprecedented partnership for African Continent

: General News; 22 January 2020

An unprecedented partnership on the African continent, WESCO - World Esports Consortium, and Enter Africa, a creative African organization made up of different bodies. That exist to enhance the living conditions of African people by creating a gaming ecosystem that represents African culture and reimagines African futures.

The two entities are now united to create synergy, opportunities and better conditions for the people of the entire African continent, but also creating the same opportunities for them in the world of games and electronic sports as the rest of the world, to ensuring greater sustainability, education and social inclusion for citizens across the continent, with games, their development and electronic sports as a career, as well as a tool to better create good citizens.

According to WESCO president Mr. Daniel Cossi “this will be an unprecedented partnership, we are on the verge of a fantastic opportunity to place an entire continent in its rightful place in the world, that is, as a creator and cradle of new ideas in several areas in which we operate, creating social, educational and technological opportunities from their region to themselves and in the world. We know how to, and will, create citizens included in e-sport and in the whole ecosystem that it brings with it, which in addition to the professional practice and career to be followed in this area, which is regulated and standardized by WESCO, its esports governance entities at continental, regional and national level as well as the private companies belonging to the WESCO members ecosystem. All this through the programs “Changing the People, Changing the World” and also the “Ambassadors of Esports” both from WESCO, we can implement and join Enter Africa to these programs and do something never seen before in the world, an example to be followed”.

In the words of Mrs. EVELIA GADEGBEKU, Head of the Marketing and Communication Department of Enter Africa, “I believe that this partnership between WESCO and Enter Africa marks the beginning of a new era in the promotion of African creators beyond their borders but also the federation of an African network with a strong social impact. I hope that by the end of the year we will be able to host the first major E-sport event with the participation of stakeholders from all over the world”.

“I am pleased and proud to be link with a such partnership between both organizations with such values. I have myself some African roots and developing a such program together was a big challenge that we started several months ago. Through the bridge of Esports: Africa, Europe and the rest of the world will work together to promote universal values in this digital era” says Samy Bessi, president of European Advisory Board pf WESCO.

Emmanuel Oyelakin, president of African Advisory Board, state that “with this partnership the youth of Africa finally have access to explore opportunities in the world of gaming and esports. This powerful initiative brought about by the visionary leadership of WESCO president, Daniel Cossi presents to the youth of Africa exposure to the latest trends on the gaming and esports world, which will help them discover their passion, harness and hone their skills and talents and ultimately understand better how they can fit into the industry pursuing various and rewarding careers. This is in perfect alignment with the “Changing the People, Changing the World” initiative of WESCO. This program certainly will change lives here in Africa”.

Enter Africa as a creative Organization, works in 15 African countries in Sub-Saharan with Interdisciplinary teams, innovative, young professionals including architects, urban planners, IT experts and artists.

WESCO has been operating in 58 countries, from continental esports governing bodies to regional and national esports governing bodies, and also private companies from many different areas from all over the world under the esports ecosystem.

With programs like Changing the People, Changing the World started to operate and launched on October 2019 in China and now it is expanding all over the world with Esports and Football and Educational Training Centers and the program Ambassadors of Esports bringing more responsibility and awareness for the integrity of esports, WESCO is improving in partnerships by having human being in the centre of its most higher values and with that make the difference and leave a legacy to the future generations as well as improve humans lives right now in the present.

WESCO was also created to improve the electronic sports constantly and promote it globally in the light of its unifying, educational, cultural and humanitarian values, particularly through youth and development programs. Develop existing national federations, publishers, developers, organizations, stakeholders and e-sports related companies and event organizers, broadcasting TVs and streaming companies and contribute through study commissions to strengthen the links between national federations, publishers, developers, organizations, stakeholders and esports related companies, the e-sports movement and governs, students, stakeholders and entrepreneurs.

WESCO stands for:
Social Development through esports,
Peace through esports,
Education through esports, and
Gender equality through esports

WESCO is also engaged to the Olympism values and is here to engaged in the Olympic Spirit, Transparent Governance, creating an ecosystem of Esports for you and your business in an institutional, corporate and government sphere with Quality, Reputation and Recognition of its works towards the esports.