eNGAGE Newsletter

WACREN and the SCION are proud to announce WACREN’s connection to the SCION (Scalability, Control, and Isolation on Next-Generation Networks) network. This strategic milestone marks a significant step toward providing secure, resilient, and innovative networking infrastructure for researchers, educators, and...

In a remarkable milestone for Africa’s research and education community, WACREN recently launched the expansion of its high-speed, dedicated regional network — welcoming six new countries into its growing digital ecosystem. Held in Accra, Ghana, the Launch of the WACREN...

After successfully securing funding from ORCID’s Global Participation Fund (GPF), WACREN has laid out plans to drive the adoption of ORCID at the regional level to enhance the visibility and discoverability of scholarly output in West and Central Africa. The...

The African research and education landscape has taken a historic leap forward. WACREN (the West and Central African Research and Education Network) is now directly interconnected with the Eastern and Southern African research and education community at the ZAOXI Global...

WACREN is proud to spotlight the remarkable achievement of Rasmata Simporé, a young researcher from Burkina Faso, whose innovation is set to transform the way urban waste is managed in her country. Her waste management innovation, the Trash App, was...

When Henrietta Ampofo joined the Women in WACREN (WiW) 2024 cohort in Accra, Ghana, for the Python for Weather and Climate Data. She quickly stood out for her passion, curiosity, and active participation. The WiW initiative—designed to empower women in...

In today’s hyperconnected research and education environment, cyber threats no longer respect borders. From ransomware targeting university networks to phishing campaigns exploiting collaboration platforms, the challenges faced by African research and education institutions are increasingly complex and transnational. To effectively...

Nigeria’s research and education landscape is taking a significant step forward with RUMBU - a national, multitenant institutional repository platform designed to strengthen open access and scholarly communication across the country’s universities. RUMBU is a community-driven effort to complement the...

When Nigeria’s academic and research community gathered in Abuja for the National Summit on Open Access Book Publishing, the message was clear: knowledge created in Nigeria must serve the public good and remain in public hands. The two-day summit themed...

LIBSENSE marked the 2025 International Open Access Week with a series of activities that emphasized visibility, equity, sustainability, and control in scholarly communication. The highlight of the week was a joint LIBSENSE-DOAJ webinar that explored the significance of knowledge ownership...

WACREN is set to become the go-to regional hub for cyber threat intelligence in the ECOWAS and Central African Regions, as it has deployed critical infrastructure to support resilience against cyber threats for the research and education landscape. The milestone...

A quiet revolution is underway in Nigeria’s academic publishing landscape - one driven by the shift from traditional, closed-access publishing models to Open Access (OA) book publishing. This is an outcome of the LIBSENSE Open Access Book Project which catalysed...