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LIBSENSE has been a leading force in advancing open access across Africa. By bringing together key stakeholders in the scholarly communication ecosystem, we have fostered collective action toward equitable and sustainable models of open publishing — notably Diamond (no-fee) Open...

Africa's Research and Education Networks achieve historic Lagos-Cape Town Interconnection Enabled by WACREN, SANReN, and TENET, the link creates the first-ever inter-RREN connection on African soil. The African research and education landscape has taken a historic leap forward. WACREN (the...

Expanding the WACREN Backbone The historic expansion brings The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, and Senegal into WACREN's high-speed, low-latency network, joining six other countries. Supported by the AfricaConnect projects co-funded by the European Commission, this advancement represents a...

Today marks exactly one year since the passing of Dr Boubakar Barry, our founding CEO and a visionary leader whose work transformed research and educational networking in Africa. Dr Barry dedicated his life to building digital bridges across the continent,...

LIBSENSE is expanding its Early Career Researchers (ECR) Network and therefore invites interested researchers and librarians to join its growing ECR Network. This initiative aims to foster a vibrant, interdisciplinary community of early-career scholars who actively shape the future of...

P2C Flash, a monthly online publication of Partner2Connect (an initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has featured the AfricaConnect project its sixth edition. Partner2Connect is aimed at achieving universal, meaningful internet connectivity worldwide, especially in the hardest-to-reach communities...

EIFL, AJOL (African Journals Online) and WACREN (the West and Central African Research and Education Network) invite African organizations - legal entities that own open access (OA) journals that do not charge any fees for either authors or readers (often...

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) with support...

PHA was established to leverage the skills of those with experience in public health to improve the health of populations in Africa. Initial work has focused on conducting surveys and supporting online courses in peer review and open publishing, together with...

The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Eyouléki T. G. Palanga as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2025, for a term of four (4) years....

WACREN has extended the deadline for the RFQ to March 21. Click to see Request For Quote Please direct all queries and quote submissions to procurement@wacren.net

The African Union has published an article in its AU ECHO Magazine on the value of the African Research and Education Networks (RENs) AfricaConnect3 project. The article "Réseaux de recherche et d’éducation : Surmonter les obstacles à l’éducation sur le...