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Here’s a great opportunity from Nokia for for African mobile and web application developers to create best-in-class applications. Nokia is offering $125,000 and Ovi Store membership for applications relevant to Africa that will run on Nokia devices:

We’re looking for applications that are as uniquely African as bunny chow and biltong are and ones which will add value to the lives of the Africans who use it.

And while this contest runs through November 15th, you can already celebrate African developers on the Apple iPhone.

iWarrior on iPhone

The cross-Afrian team of Kenyan Wesley Kirinya and Ghanaian Eyram Tawia of Leti Games have developed iWarrior (iTunes link, game review) for the iPhone. Here’s what Erik Hersman has to say about it:

It’s a great first-effort from the team, and I believe it’s the first game created by a team in Africa. This itself is a much more difficult task than what many might expect. Just to get an iTunes account and a way to be be paid for your application is a challenge due to Apple’s inbuilt prejudice against Africa.

Let’s hope that Nokia’s contest shows an openness towards African developers that is seemingly lacking in Cupertino.

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