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Happy New Year from the WACREN Board and Secretariat! Your invaluable support in 2024 helped us nurture communities, build capacity, and develop new services for our growing user base.  The newly released edition of our eNGAGE newsletter highlights some of...

The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), the Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) and the African Journal Online (AJOL) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) as part of the Collaboration for Sustainable OA Publishing in Africa...

Terms of Reference (ToR) for Volunteers: Analysis Support for COPPHA Open Access Publishing Training Background The Coalition for Open Access Publishing of Public Health in Africa (COPPHA) led by WACREN and Peoples-Praxis has conducted a Peer Reviewing Course to build...

The 2025 Conference is quite symbolic and important for the WACREN Community because it will be the tenth edition and will held in the homeland of our demised pioneering CEO, Dr. Boubakar Barry. Next year’s event will be on the...

Following the recent announcement of the passing of Dr. Boubakar Barry, the Board of Directors of WACREN has convened and passed a resolution to appoint Dr Eyouléki Tcheyi Gnadi Palanga as the Interim CEO of WACREN with immediate effect. Dr....

With heavy grief, WACREN announces the sudden passing of our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Boubakar Barry. The Board, management and staff of WACREN are deeply saddened by this unfortunate news. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Dr. Barry's family and...

In today's advancing digital landscape, the role of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) is crucial, especially in Africa, where cyber threats are rising. To address this, the upcoming TrustBroker Africa (TBA) SIM3 Auditor Certification training in Cotonou in October...

Tender Title: Supply and Installation of WACREN NOC Equipment Tender Reference Number: WACREN-NOC-2024 Issue Date: 29 July 2024 Submission Deadline: 30th August 2024 1. Invitation for Bids WACREN invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified suppliers for the supply and...

WACREN invites suitable and qualified service providers to share their quotes per the specifications in the link below: Request For Quote Please direct all queries and quote submissions to procurement@wacren.net

To build capacity to support the execution of WACREN's corporate strategy 2024, WACREN has lined up several training and community-building events for different targets in our community. The trainings focus on key areas that need attention and will upskill NRENs,...

WACREN is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Femi Qudus Arogundade as our new Open Science Community Manager. With a rich background as a microbiologist, public health instructor, open science consultant, and open peer review operations specialist, Mr Arogundade's...

With the support of the AfricaConnect3 project (co-funded by the European Commission), WACREN has upgraded its digital infrastructure to improve the delivery of connectivity and advanced services to national research and education networks (NRENs) and their communities across our region....