May 2023

Following its recent announcement of securing support from the ORCID Global Participation Fund to accelerate ORCID adoption in West and Central Africa, WACREN has officially commenced the ORCID-WACA project with two strategic calls: a Call for Membership to the ORCID-WACA...

LIBSENSE Nigeria is taking steps to convert the dialogue at the National Stakeholder Summit on Community-Led Open Access Academic Publishing into concrete national action. In a strategic follow-up meeting, LIBSENSE Coordinator, Omo Oaiya, met with the top brass at the...

In January 2026, WACREN, in close collaboration with TogoRER (the Togolese NREN), will host a series of three strategically aligned events designed to connect key stakeholders to advance Togo’s research and education ecosystem. The intent is to galvanise the Togolese...

WACREN, in collaboration with EIFL and AJOL, is pleased to announce a significant milestone in the joint effort to strengthen No-Fee Open Access (OA) publishing in Africa. The project, funded by Wellcome, has awarded 16 additional grants to African journals...

Since the inauguration of Digital Education Day in 2024, WACREN and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have collaborated closely to advance dialogue, practice, and partnerships on the future of digital education in Africa. As Africa enters a new...

WACREN is pleased to announce the opening of Early Bird Registration for the 2026 annual conference slated for March 26 and 27 in Banjul. Registrants residing in Africa pay - $100 (for Conference sessions and catering only) Registrants residing outside...

On behalf of WACREN, we would like to extend warm season’s greetings to our entire community - our members, partners, collaborators, and friends across the region and beyond. This season invites us to reflect with gratitude on the collective efforts,...

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...