April 16, 2021 WACREN Chair – Prof. Quaynor Bows Out; New Chair In 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... Read More
March 24, 2021 Thank You for Participating in WACREN 2021 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.... Read More
March 12, 2021 Registration now open for WACREN 2021 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... Read More
March 9, 2021 LIBSENSE National Open Science Roadmaps debuts at WACREN 2021 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... Read More
February 15, 2021 CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR A PROJECT EXPENDITURE VERIFICATION AUDIT – AC3 PROJECT (DEADLINE EXTENDED) 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... Read More
February 8, 2021 African eduroam Roadshow 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... Read More
February 1, 2021 Africa Digital Campus - Call for Expression of Interest 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... Read More
January 8, 2021 CALL FOR PAPERS – WACREN 2021 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... Read More
December 21, 2020 WACREN-OCF sign MoU to develop CSIRT community in West and Central African region The West and Central Africa Research and Education Network (WACREN) and the Open CSIRT Foundation (OCF) have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to build and strengthen computer security in the research and education network (REN) space in the West and... Read More
December 15, 2020 Paris Peace Forum 2020: It’s a wrap! After a competitive selection process with over 850 applications, the AfricaConnect3 project was selected as one of the 100 projects to be showcased at the third edition of the Paris Peace Forum 2020.It was a fine opportunity to share with the world about... Read More
December 15, 2020 WACREN holds webinar for NRENs on business models More than 25 NREN managers in the WACREN region and beyond converged on Zoom on 9 and 21 October 2020 for a business model webinar.The webinar – an activity under the AfricaConnect3 project empowered the NREN managers with time-tested, proven... Read More
