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Two years ago, on 18 September 2024, the WACREN community lost its pioneering CEO, Dr Boubakar Barry - a visionary leader whose life’s work helped shape Africa’s research and education networking landscape. Dr Barry led WACREN for 13 years, guiding...

TERMS OF REFERENCE Consultancy for GPU/HPC-Based Water and Energy Budget Modelling Issued by WACREN — West and Central African Research and Education Network Reference No. WACREN/CONSULT/2026 Date of Issue August 10, 2026 Submission Deadline September 21, 2026 — 17:00 UTC...

Building on the legacy of previous Women-in-WACREN (WiW) initiatives, WACREN is pleased to announce the next major milestone for women's inclusion in regional climate science and innovation: the Women-in-WACREN Network. The WiW Network online launch scheduled for August 25, 2026,...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

Course instructors supported by the Africa Digital Campus project funded by the European Commission through Agence Française de Développement have undergone training on using the WACREN mobile lecture capture kit to develop course video materials as part of their online...

The newly constituted Board brings together distinguished and experienced professionals from across academia, research, digital infrastructure, finance, and development. For the first time in the organisation's history, the Board reflects meaningful gender balance and a diverse composition which reflects the...

The Eko-Konnect User Conference is entering a bold new chapter. In 2026, the long-standing community gathering moves to Abuja and evolves into a National Open Infrastructure Forum for Nigeria’s research and education ecosystem. The conference now provides a broader platform...