However, according to Appfrica's Gosier, many developers face barriers to entry and lack affordable PCs, home Internet connections and Web servers. In Africa, many people first come into contact with some of the technology gadgets and services at the university level.

While experience in software development and coding is also usually at that level, developers are expected to perform like their counterparts in the West, who in most cases begin to use technology at early ages.

"There's 'learning it', and there's 'knowing it'. Unfortunately, the only way to truly 'know' something is to be fully immersed in it, which a lot of African developers don't get the opportunity to do.  By the time they do, they're already at the age where they are looking for work," added Gosier.

Even if there has been no culture of investing in technology, African developers are setting up forums to ensure that students have a support system in software development.

"I have started a mobile developer community for mobile developers keen on South Africa -- the first step is to find out how many mobile developers there are and create resources," said Cobi Interactive's Kun.