July 10, 2016 Guinea on its way to establish its NREN 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... Read More
June 19, 2016 RENATER and WACREN sign MoU extension during TNC 2016 Conference in Prague [flickr-photo:id=27766847365, size=c]RENATER and WACREN (West and Central African Research and Education Network) entered partnership in 2011, when first memorandum of understanding defining collaboration between RENATER/CIRAD/IRD and RENATER was signed to bring technical, scientific, and organisational expertise to the building of Research... Read More
June 7, 2016 AfricaConnect2 Tender for WACREN Network is now open Supplier companies wishing to participate in the AfricaConnect2 tender to provide high-capacity connectivity in WACREN are invited to register at the GÉANT procurement portal at https://www.geant-procurement.net to access the tender documents and description Read More
May 11, 2016 SLREN - First steps towards an NREN for Sierra Leone WACREN, key stakeholders in Sierra Leone research and education community, Ministries and Departmental Agencies (MDAs), Telecom Providers, Donor Agencies and colleagues from Liberia gathered in Njala University for a workshop on the establishment of a National Research and Education Network... Read More
April 11, 2016 WACREN Board of Directors The current Board of WACREN is composed as follows:- Prof. Nii Narku Quaynor, Chair- Dr. Ousmane Moussa Tessa- Dr. Eyouleki (Venant) Palanga- Prof. Souleymane Oumtanaga- Dr. Joshua Atah- Dr. Boubakar Barry, CEO Read More
February 17, 2016 WACREN 2016 conference - Enabling Virtual Research and Education Communities WACREN is organizing its 2nd Annual Conference hosted by the Senegal Research and education Network (snRER). WACREN 2016 will be held at the Novotel Hotel, Dakar, overlooking the historic Gorée Island and Atlantic Ocean. Located in the famous Corniche seafront area and a short... Read More
February 16, 2016 WACREN gathers friends from the global REN community for a retreat on its network design in Goree Island [flickr-photo:id=24436090294, size=c]As part of procurement efforts for its network rollout in the Framework of AfricaConnect2, WACREN and friends from the global NREN community met recently in a retreat that combined subject matter expertise and experience with social and market intelligence.More... Read More
January 15, 2016 The Internet Society Pledges Support to African Research and Education Networks As part of a new agreement with the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), the Internet Society has announced today that it will contribute USD 120,000 to support activities targeting African Research and Education Networks (NREN), under... Read More
December 22, 2015 Register now! Registration is open for the WACREN 2016 conference to be held in Dakar, Senegal The programme is being finalised and it will include sessions on the thematic areas related to enabling virtual R&E communities. Talks will focus on NREN business and advocacy, teaching and learning, identity management and technology. Conference attendees will have the opportunity... Read More
December 22, 2015 Call for Papers – WACREN 2016 WACREN is organizing its 2nd Annual Conference on 17-18 March 2016 in Dakar, hosted by the Senegal Research and Education Network (snRER).The main theme of the conference is: "Enabling Virtual Research and Education Communities", with the following sub-themes:Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure... Read More
December 15, 2015 AfricaConnect2 to develop WACREN infrastructure in first pan-African research and education network PRESS RELEASE€26.6m Africa and EU internet project will transform African science and educationAccra, Ghana - 15 December 2015African research and education network associations WACREN, the UbuntuNet Alliance and ASREN have partnered with their European counterpart GÉANT in a €26.6m EU... Read More
