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Mrs Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou, Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation of Benin, Mrs. Eléonore Yayi Ladekan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Benin, Prof. Alkassoum Maïga, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of Burkina Faso,...

On behalf of WACREN, I welcome you to read this first edition of ‘ENGAGE’ - our bi-monthly, community newsletter. We envisage this newsletter to be a platform for sharing all the happenings in the region to keep you informed and...

Hundreds of thousands of researchers, lecturers and students in Benin, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire will now be able to take their research and education to the next level as the national RENs in the three countries have successfully connected...

The National High Performance Computing Centre of la Côte d’Ivoire will be open to the WACREN community soon.  This came to light when Dr. Barry visited the facility in Bingerville, near Abidjan. After a tour at the facility, the Director,...

While Côte d’Ivoire, the CEO visited a former Board Chair of WACREN and currently the Director-General of the Virtual University of Côte d’Ivoire (UVCI), Prof. Tiémoman Koné, to discuss on how the institution can leverage the potentials and benefits available...

As part of efforts to drive advocacy and support for national RENs in the WACREN region, the CEO of WACREN, Dr. Boubakar Barry, has visited some Member countries to push for government and community support for local NRENs. His first...

In Côte d’Ivoire, Dr. Barry paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Adama Diawara. The two gentlemen discussed advocacy and support for the local REN - RITER, as the latter prepares to receive...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in work culture and general lifestyle across the World, including Nigeria. Interestingly, the same period created an opportunity for Eko-Konnect to develop its cloud infrastructure. To ensure participation of the Nigerian R&E...

WACREN announces that after close to 10 years of service to the regional research and education network, our Board Chair – Professor Nii Narku Quaynor, has bowed out for the next chapter of his life.   His infectious drive for expanding...

WACREN expresses profound gratitude to all who contributed to the success of the 6th Annual Conference held virtually from March 15 to 19, 2020. The WACREN 2021 Programme Committee did a great job in advising in putting together an exciting programme....

Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Conference of Stakeholders of WACREN. This year's Conference will be virtual, considering the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated challenges.  Join subject-matter experts drawn from across the world as we...

Communiqué - March 9, 2021The LIBSENSE  initiative, which was launched in 2017, has been building a community of practice for open science and progressing the adoption of open science services and infrastructures in Africa. The initiative is led by WACREN...