February 4, 2019 WACREN and RerBenin sign AfricaConnect2 agreement The NREN of the Republic of Benin becomes the latest WACREN member to join AfricaConnect2Some pictures from the signing ceremony below:[flickr-photoset:id=72157689386868643, size=m, num=6, tags=AC2, heading=none] Read More
February 3, 2019 Updates from Togo Prof. Octave Nicoué Broohm, a good friend of NRENs moves on from the role of Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Togo.Some pictures from TogoRER joining AfricaConnect2 and a recent press conference:[flickr-photoset:id=72157704944945441, size=n, num=4, heading=none] Read More
December 2, 2018 Report from the LIBSENSE Repository Workshop I By Kathleen Shearer, Omo Oaiya and Iryna KuchmaOn November 19 & 20, 2018, a repository workshop was held in Zanzibar City, Tanzania. The workshop was jointly organized by West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), EIFL and the... Read More
November 5, 2018 CALL FOR PAPERS – WACREN 2019 - Deadline for submission of abstract extended to 14 December 2018 WACREN is organizing its 5th Annual Conference on 14-15 March 2019 in Accra, hosted by the Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET).The theme of the conference is: "Beyond Networks: Applications and Services".This is a call for papers for the conference.... Read More
October 24, 2018 New Staff and Roles at WACREN WACREN is pleased to announce developments in its Secretariat staffing: Mr. Omo Oaiya is now Chief Strategy Officer in charge of Business Development and Mr. Alain Aina is now Chief Technology Officer. Mrs. Tigui Bah has joined the team as Executive... Read More
September 18, 2018 WACREN and VCG sign agreement to host WACREN Secretariat WACREN and Vice Chancellors Ghana (VCG) have signed agreement for hosting the WACREN Secretariat at the VCG Office Complex in Accra.Office space as well as space to host the WACREN Network Operation Center (NOC) have been allocated to WACREN.Commenting on... Read More
September 3, 2018 CSIRT Maturity and TRANSITS-I Training Workshop - Lagos, Nigeria - November 26-30 2018 WACREN organizes its 7th regional capacity building workshop in Lagos, Nigeria from 26 - 30 November 2018.The workshop will be organized in collaboration with the Open CSIRT Foundation, Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative, a cluster of the Nigerian NREN, the University... Read More
March 28, 2018 Thank you for another successful WACREN Annual Conference! WACREN wishes to thank all of those who have contributed to a successful WACREN 2018 in Lomé on 15-16 March 2018, which featured the formal launch of the WACREN network.The conference was preceded by a 3-day training workshop on BGP... Read More
March 10, 2018 Registration for WACREN 2018 open! Programme and RegistrationYou can now register for the WACREN 2018 Conference and Annual General Meeting to be held in Lomé, Togo, on 15-16 March 2018. The WACREN network will be officially launched at this occasion.The Programme Committee has put together an... Read More
February 11, 2018 WACREN IS HIRING WACREN is recruiting staff to fill the following positions:Finance and Administration Officer – Read more Communications and Marketing Officer – Read more Network and Systems Engineer – Read morePlease share widely. Read More
February 4, 2018 WACREN forges strategic partnerships to support women in ICT The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) demonstrated its commitment to opening windows of opportunities for women, historically underrepresented in STEM fields, as it launched its first Women in WACREN event under the theme “Physical Computing with... Read More
January 19, 2018 Press release: West and Central Africa connects to the global R&E network to unleash its potential Cambridge and Accra |15 January 2018The EU-funded AfricaConnect2 project has just announced that, following the tender call to connect West and Central (W&C) Africa back in June 2016, GÉANT has awarded a 15-year contract to MainOne for connectivity services. By signing... Read More