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Accra, 6 April 2020 - Amidst the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, many academic and research communities have resolved to work remotely for health and safety reasons. This situation has proved the importance of building strong communications infrastructures for higher education and research...

 In view of the growing global concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and our deep concern for the health and safety of our Conference stakeholders, WACREN has postponed WACREN 2020.This decision has been taken in the best...

It’s open now; you can register for the WACREN 2020 Conference and the Annual General Meeting slated for March 19 and 20 in Benin chief city – Cotonou. There are many exciting things about this year’s event; one of which is, WACREN would...

 WACREN and l'Agence pour le Développement du Numérique (ADN Benin) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to define each party’s obligations and the collaboration needed for the effective and efficient organisation of #WACREN2020 in Benin’s capital Cotonou.  The signing demonstrated...

Alain Patrick Aina, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of WACREN has won the coveted Jonathan B. Postel Service Award for the year 2019. He joins several other internet experts and pioneers, who have been, befittingly, honoured with this award in the past. The...

  WACREN is organizing its 6th Annual Conference on 19 - 20 March 2020 in Benin's largest city and seat of government - Cotonou, hosted by Benin Research and Education Network (RBER).The venue is the 4-Star Hotel Golden Tulip le Diplomate Cotonou. The theme of the conference is: 'Digital Transformation...

Next year's edition of WACREN Conference is slated for March 19 and 20 in Benin's capital - Cotonou. One exciting news is that #WACREN2020 would mark the 10th anniversary of the regional REN.Next year's event is expected to be packed with very...

End of September 2019, the Goree Institute in Senegal was the destination for the two-day workshop to assess the level of development of NRENs in the WACREN region and position them to attract support from donor organisations across the world.The...

 WACREN presented an African outfit to Mr. Peter Kaba, as a token of appreciation to him for being very instrumental in securing a head office space for WACREN at the Vice Chancellors Ghana (VCG) Office Complex in Accra.During the presentation,...

 The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) in collaboration with the Ghanaian Academic Research Network (GARNET) has organised a two-day workshop in Accra, as part of initial steps to operationalise the All Varsity News Network (AVNN) in...

 The Board Chair of WACREN and 'Father of the Internet in Africa', Prof. Nii Narku Quaynor, has challenged the continent to fully embrace innovation in technology in order to play in the highly-competitive, fast-paced global environment. He spoke at the 2019 edition...

  The Board of WACREN has appointed two new Board members – Prof. Souleymane Oumtanaga (Côte d’Ivoire) and Dr. Joshua Atah (Nigeria) This follows a resolution at the WACREN 2019 AGM in Accra concerning reforms in the governance structure and composition of...