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WACREN is searching for an experienced and committed professional for the position of Project and Procurement Officer (PPO). This role requires experience and a track record of success in similar or better roles. If you're qualified and suitable for this...

Supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the world’s shared plan to end extreme poverty, reduce inequality, and protect the planet by 2030, is the main motivation behind a new collaboration spanning across the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean....

ASREN, UbuntuNet Alliance and WACREN are the regional research and education networks interconnecting national research and education networks (NRENs) across the continent (Northern Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa). African RENs provide connectivity and other services to...

Terms of Reference for “Strategic Planning Retreat Facilitation” - WACREN Background WACREN is the West and Central African Research and Education Network which supports interconnections and fosters collaboration between R&E institutions in the region and international peers by building and...

WACREN and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance scientific and scholarly communication in Africa, through the AfricaConnect3 project and the LIBSENSE initiative. This cooperation is underlined by...

More than 2,000 young women in Western Africa have received a jump-start for pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by joining courses and workshops provided by the regional research and education network WACREN. The program, known...

Three more African countries, Benin, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire, have connected to the specialised internet network for research and education enabled by the West and Central African Research and Education Network, or WACREN. This represents a step forward while...

The position of NOC Engineer is vacant and is to be filled through a competitive and transparent process. The deadline for applications submission extended to 10th September 2021. Read more here 

Three African NRENs have recently connected to the Global R&E Network (GREN), joining the global collaboration of national research and education networks, serving researchers and educators with world-class connectivity and services all around the globe. Read more here

Bénin, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire have gone live on a high-speed, secure data communications network, to allow their research and academic communities to benefit from specialised internet connectivity and digital tools during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. The three,...

Dear Ministers, Dear Colleagues; Dear General Directors; Distinguished guests in your respective ranks and grades, Dear participants, On 1 February 2019 in Cotonou, Benin joined the West and Central Africa Education and Research Network "WACREN" by signing a memorandum of...

This speech was read by the Chair of WACREN - Dr Venant Palanga. It focused on the value of national RENs and the needed support to advance them. Ms Eléonore YAYI LADEKAN, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of...