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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...

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...

This “Women In WACREN” training and community event is held in collaboration with the Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative, a cluster the Nigerian NREN (NgREN), the Entrepreneurship & Skills Development Centre and Faculty of Engineering of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

(Luanda, Angola) 11 December, 2017 – Angola Cables today announced an agreement with the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), the regional research and education network (REN) that facilitates interconnections between national RENs in West and Central...

WACREN is organizing its 4th Annual Conference on 15-16 March 2018 in Lomé, hosted by TogoRER, the NREN of Togo.The main theme of the conference is: "WACREN – Unleashing Potentials", with the following sub-themes:i)        Advanced Network Technologies and Services (SDN,...

This first “Women In WACREN” training and community event is held in collaboration with SenChix, a women in technology group hosted by snRER, the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) and the...

Save the date: WACREN 2018 to be held in Lomé, Togo, on 15-16 March 2018, with the official launch of the WACREN network. More soon.

WACREN participated in Brussels in the final reviews of the MAGIC, Sci-GaIA and TANDEM projects by independent reviewers.[flickr-photo:id=34963719623, size=c]WACREN was member of the consortia of these three H2020 projects funded by the European Commission and participated in their implementation in...

From the feedback we got from the 160+ participants, the WACREN 2017 Conference and parallel events have been a great success.Thank you to all of you who contributed to this success, including those who couldn’t make it to Abidjan, especially...

[flickr-photo:id=32857500503, style="float:left;"] Jennifer Blanke is Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank (AfDB). The American-Swiss citizen, who joined the Bank earlier this year, is a renowned and globally respected development economist.With more than twenty years...

WACREN is organizing its 3rd Annual Conference and 4th Annual General Meeting on 30-31 March 2017, hosted by the Ivoirian Research and Education Network (RITER).  WACREN 2017 will be held at the brand new Azalaï Hotel, Abidjan, in a vibrant part of...

WACREN and partners GEANT are about to embark upon a Competitive Dialogue process in respect of the AfricaConnect2 Cluster 2 Equipment Framework Contract.  Potential bidders are invited to register on the procurement portal and express interest.