West and Central African Research and Education Network

20/02/2026

📢 Pleased to announce a new Board of Directors for . The new Board brings together distinguished leaders and experts to provide strategic direction and governance for the next phase of our growth and regional impact.

More here => https://wacren.net/en/news/wacren-announces-new-board-of-directors/

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GÉANT Community The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network -Garnet Confederation of Open Access Repositories - COAR European Commission WASCAL Research and Education Network for Uganda -RENU Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)

The newly constituted Board brings together distinguished and experienced professionals from across academia, research, digital infrastructure, finance, and development. For the first time in the organisation’s history, the Board reflects meaningful gender balance and a diverse composition which r...

03/02/2026

Conference is just next month! Time flies ☺️ Register now and prepare to join the African and community as we gather in ✈️ The Gambia - 'Smiling Coast of Africa' to chart the course for sovereignty for Africa's digital ecosystem.

Register => https://wacren2026.wacren.net/register

GÉANT Community European Commission Research and Education Network for Uganda -RENU The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network -Garnet RUFORUM Network University of Ghana, Legon NORDUnet WASCAL Confederation of Open Access Repositories - COAR

26/05/2025

The latest issue of our newsletter is here! Read now: https://wacren.net/en/media-centre/engage-newsletter/. Learn about:
✅ WACREN's new cyber threat intelligence platform
✅ WACREN's decision to host future annual conferences on campuses
✅ LIBSENSE Open Access Book project sparking a new era of open access book publishing in Nigeria 🇳🇬
✅ other exciting articles... GÉANT Community Research and Education Network for Uganda -RENU Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)

26/05/2025

Academic and research institutions, and libraries in Nigeria, here’s an excellent opportunity to define our future in institutional repositories. Join the Call by submitting an Expression of Interest - https://bit.ly/3YWbfxX. Deadline - June 27, 2025 University Of Ibadan Online UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS University of Abuja Lagos State University of Science and Technology - Lasustech Covenant University Bayero University, Kano, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria University of Port Harcourt University of Nigeria, Nsukka University of Ilorin, Ilorin Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Unical (University of Calabar) UNIVERSITY OF JOS Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Federal University Oye-Ekiti Federal University Lokoja Federal University LAFIA - Fulafia Redeemer's University [RUN] - Official Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University(ATBU),Bauchi Ebonyi State University (Ebsu) Friends Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island. RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

20/05/2025

Tomorrow – 21 May 9:00 UTC – bring your questions to this Q&A session about the EIFL African Journals OnLine (AJOL) West and Central African Research and Education Network for proposals to strengthen the sustainability of Diamond open access publishing in Africa. For details - https://bit.ly/43edmOE

19/05/2025

19/11/2024

✨ The 10th WACREN Annual Conference is heading to "The Land of Teranga" - Senegal! 🇸🇳📅 Save the date: 10-11 April 2025 🎯 Theme: 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Stay tuned at 🔗 wacren2025.wacren.net for updates. Registration opens soon! Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) European Commission Association of African Universities WASCAL ICTP: International Centre for Theoretical Physics GÉANT Community EIFL RUFORUM Network Ecowas - Cedeao Confederation of Open Access Repositories - COAR