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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...

WACREN is soliciting from qualified firms’ proposals to audit the Interim financial report basically made up of the Project Expenditure for the period 16 November 2019 to 28 February 2021, under its AfricanConnect3 contract with the European Commission. The audit has...

WACREN will hold the first African eduroam Roadshow on Friday, February 12, 2021, from 10am to 1pm UTC. This Roadshow is intended to create visibility for the service, stimulate its uptake and discuss best practise in Africa.WACREN has line-up a...

As a contribution to the response to COVID-19 to ensure pedagogical continuity, WACREN and IRD are submitting a project proposal for a pilot. Members from Côte d'Ivoire, Bénin, Burkina Faso and Mali are requested to express interest by 1 March 2021. Please see...

WACREN will have its 6th Annual Conference from 15-19 March 2021 as a virtual event hosted by the Benin Research and Education Network (RBER) / ADN.The theme of the conference is: "Digital Transformation for Development".This is a call for papers for the...