March 4, 2025 Extension for RFQ for 2Mbps Internet Connectivity with Public IPs 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 Read More
February 27, 2025 African Union publishes article on the value of RENs 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... Read More
February 25, 2025 Call for Applications: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WACREN The West and Central Africa Education and Research Network (WACREN) is seeking to recruit a candidate for the position of CEO to lead the organization in strengthening its activities in the service of research, higher education and digital innovation in... Read More
February 19, 2025 A new project to strengthen the response of research and education community against cyber threats In response to the growing cyber threats and weak response within the research and education community in Africa, WACREN and Shadowserver are jointly implementing a new pilot project to capacitate national research and education networks (NRENs) and, by extension, the... Read More
February 18, 2025 RFQ for 2Mbps Internet Connectivity with Public IPs WACREN invites suitable and qualified internet service providers (ISPs) to share their quotes per the specifications in the link below: Request For Quote Please direct all queries and quote submissions to procurement@wacren.net Read More
January 24, 2025 Announcement: WACREN Annual General Meeting (AGM) – April 11, 2025 WACREN is pleased to announce our Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025, immediately after the WACREN 2025 Conference in Dakar, Senegal. The AGM will be an opportunity to engage, share updates, and shape... Read More
January 22, 2025 RFQ for 10Gbps IP Transit Capacity in Ghana WACREN invites suitable and qualified vendors to share their quotes per the specifications in the link below: Request For Quote Read More
January 14, 2025 Call for Applications: WACREN SysOps Fellowship Program WACREN is excited to announce the SysOps Fellowship Program, a unique opportunity to join our team and gain hands-on experience managing cutting-edge systems operations. This part- or full-time fellowship, renewable annually, aims to attract skilled professionals eager to support WACREN’s... Read More
January 2, 2025 New Year Greetings from WACREN Happy New Year from the WACREN Board and Secretariat! Your invaluable support in 2024 helped us nurture communities, build capacity, and develop new services for our growing user base. The newly released edition of our eNGAGE newsletter highlights some of... Read More
December 14, 2024 Community of Practice for Diamond Open Access Publishing in Africa opens for application The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), the Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) and the African Journal Online (AJOL) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) as part of the Collaboration for Sustainable OA Publishing in Africa... Read More
December 2, 2024 Terms of Reference (ToR) for Volunteers: Analysis Support for COPPHA Open Access Publishing Training Terms of Reference (ToR) for Volunteers: Analysis Support for COPPHA Open Access Publishing Training Background The Coalition for Open Access Publishing of Public Health in Africa (COPPHA) led by WACREN and Peoples-Praxis has conducted a Peer Reviewing Course to build... Read More
November 25, 2024 WACREN 2025 Conference - Save the date! The 2025 Conference is quite symbolic and important for the WACREN Community because it will be the tenth edition and will held in the homeland of our demised pioneering CEO, Dr. Boubakar Barry. Next year’s event will be on the... Read More
