WACREN and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance scientific and scholarly communication in Africa, through the AfricaConnect3 project and the LIBSENSE initiative. This cooperation is underlined by...

More than 2,000 young women in Western Africa have received a jump-start for pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by joining courses and workshops provided by the regional research and education network WACREN. The program, known...

Three more African countries, Benin, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire, have connected to the specialised internet network for research and education enabled by the West and Central African Research and Education Network, or WACREN. This represents a step forward while...

The position of NOC Engineer is vacant and is to be filled through a competitive and transparent process. Read more here 

Three African NRENs have recently connected to the Global R&E Network (GREN), joining the global collaboration of national research and education networks, serving researchers and educators with world-class connectivity and services all around the globe. Read more here

Bénin, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire have gone live on a high-speed, secure data communications network, to allow their research and academic communities to benefit from specialised internet connectivity and digital tools during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. The three,...