">December 2025 January 1, 2026 WACREN launches calls to kickstart the ORCID-WACA Project 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... Read More
">December 2025 January 1, 2026 LIBSENSE courts support of NUC for the national dialogue on open access academic publishing 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... Read More
">December 2025 January 1, 2026 WACREN to support TogoRER to strengthen open science and community 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... Read More
">December 2025 January 1, 2026 Advancing No-Fee Open Access Publishing in Africa: EIFL, AJOL, and WACREN announce second round of grants and share impact stories 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... Read More
">December 2025 January 1, 2026 WACREN and NOUN deepen collaboration through a distributed university demonstrator 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... Read More
">December 2025 January 1, 2026 WACREN opens Early Bird Registration for 2026 Conference 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... Read More
">December 2025 ">News December 25, 2025 Season’s Greetings from WACREN 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,... Read More
">November2025 October 20, 2025 EU, UK, Africa Internet Summit urge WACREN to make impact with new connections 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... Read More
">November2025 October 17, 2025 WACREN gears up to accelerate regional ORCID adoption to enhance the visibility and discoverability of scholarly output 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... Read More
">November2025 October 17, 2025 Africa's research and education networks achieve historic Lagos-Cape Town interconnection 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... Read More
">November2025 October 17, 2025 Women-In-WACREN beneficiary develops smart waste management solution in Burkina Faso 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... Read More
">November2025 October 17, 2025 From WiW to Wow! Henrietta Ampofo's inspiring journey of innovation 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... Read More