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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.

Submission of abstracts for WACREN 2017 is at https://indico.wacren.net/event/46/call-for-abstracts/

WACREN is seeking collaborators from its NREN community for pilots of cloud and shared services hosted in the region.   These Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) pilots will be based on Synnefo, a complete open source cloud stack written in Python...

Please note new dates for WACREN 2017 in Abidjan: 30-31 March 2017WACREN is organizing its 3rd Annual Conference on 30-31 March 2017 in Abidjan, hosted by RITER, the NREN of Côte d’Ivoire.The main theme of the conference is: "Catalyzing Quality...

In recognition of the need for the community to acquire the necessary skills to support the promotion of open and reproducible scientific research, WACREN will host a 10-day e-research hackfest in Lagos, Nigeria.  The event is supported by the European Commission...

Save the date: WACREN 2017 (Annual Conference and AGM) will be held in Abidjan on 16-17 March 2017, hosted by RITER, the NREN of Côte d'Ivoire.More information will follow soon. See you in Abidjan!

AfricaCERT, the African forum of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs), will facilitate a 1-day workshop to promote establishment of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) in National Research and Education Networks (NRENs).The workshop is organised with WACREN in a...

The CEOs of WACREN and MaliREN have signed on 11 August 2016 in Bamako an agreement for the participation of MaliREN in the AfricaConnect2 project.  The signing ceremony was chaired by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of...

The national research and education network of Guinea has been established and has joined WACREN as a member.Congratulations to Gn-REN and welcome to the NREN family!

WACREN CEO and the Minister of Science and Research of Togo signed an agreement for the participation of TogoRER in the AfricaConnect2 project on 1st August in Togo.[flickr-photo:id=28165043084, size=n] Speaking to the officials and the media present, Dr. Boubakar Barry said:...

TchadREN has organised its constitutive General Assembly and has joined WACREN and the global NREN community. Congratulations and welcome to TchadREN!

WACREN CEO met several stakeholders for the establishment of a NREN in Guinea.  [flickr-photo:id=27597067824, size=c]In a meeting with the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Minister of Vocational Training and the Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Economy, the...