NigerREN has been founded today 22 December 2011 in Niamey. The Founding General Assembly was opened this morning by the Minister of Education and Scientific Research of Niger and attended by about 60 participants.

Guests included Boubakar Barry of RENU (AAU), Anicet Andjouat of GabonREN, the Director General of the African Institute of Computer Science (IAI) in Libreville (Gabon), the Director General of the IAI-Cameroon and the Director General of IAI-Togo. Heads of 19 higher education and research institutions signed the NigerREN membership form and became NigerREN's founding members, after discussion and adoption of the statutes.