">November2025 October 17, 2025 Together we are stronger – Why Africa’s CSIRTs need each other in a trusted framework 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... Read More
">November2025 October 17, 2025 RUMBU: Building a shared future for open access in Nigerian universities 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... Read More
">November2025 October 17, 2025 Nigeria’s Open Access Summit advances WACREN’s vision for community-Led scholarly publishing 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... Read More
">November2025 October 17, 2025 LIBSENSE OA Week emphasizes visibility, equity for scholarly communication 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... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 WACREN to be the ‘nerve centre’ for cyber threat intelligence for R&E landscape 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... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 LIBSENSE Open Access Book Project sparks a new era in academic publishing in Nigeria 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... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 LIBSENSE ECRs work gets visibility in international digital publication Through their advocacy for open science culture and policies in academic institutions, the LIBSENSE Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are gaining attention from a recognised international publication: Katrina. The article describes the crucial role LIBSENSE has played in advancing open science... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 COPPHA CoP to advance the interest of public health researchers The Coalition for Open Access Publishing of Public Health in Africa (COPPHA) Community of Practice (CoP) has been established to connect and support public health researchers, early career scholars, educators, and open science advocates across Africa. Led by PublicHealth.Africa (PHA)... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 Second open grant call for No-Fee open access publishing in Africa EIFL, AJOL (African Journals Online) and WACREN invite African organisations – legal entities that own open access (OA) journals that do not charge any fees for either authors or readers (often referred to as Diamond OA journals), and where editorial... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 GARNET, FasoREN, and TogoRER Join eduGAIN Thousands of researchers and students in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo will soon access thousands of academic digital resources worldwide thanks to their country's identity federations joining eduGAIN. The admission of GARNET Identity Federation (GIF), Burkina Faso Identity Federation (eduID.bf),... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 WACREN Members back move to host future conferences on campuses WACREN NREN Members have decided on a bold shift for future WACREN conferences: move from hotel venues to university campuses. At the just-ended NREN CEO Academy, the NREN CEOs acknowledged that hosting the flagship event on campuses is strategic and... Read More
">July 2025 ">Newsletter July 8, 2025 ‘Stronger when together’ - this is how to advance cyber resilience through NREN and nCSIRT collaboration Trust, mutual understanding, and shared responsibility are three crucial imperatives for an enduring security collaboration between NRENs and national CSIRTs across Africa, to safeguard digital infrastructures and strengthen the response of the research and education community against cyber threats. This... Read More