WACREN is pleased to announce the opening of Early Bird Registration for the 2026 annual conference slated for March 26 and 27 in Banjul. Registrants residing in Africa pay - $100 (for Conference sessions and catering only) Registrants residing outside...

LIBSENSE has been a leading force in advancing open access across Africa. By bringing together key stakeholders in the scholarly communication ecosystem, we have fostered collective action toward equitable and sustainable models of open publishing — notably Diamond (no-fee) Open...

Africa's Research and Education Networks achieve historic Lagos-Cape Town Interconnection Enabled by WACREN, SANReN, and TENET, the link creates the first-ever inter-RREN connection on African soil. The African research and education landscape has taken a historic leap forward. WACREN (the...

Expanding the WACREN Backbone The historic expansion brings The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, and Senegal into WACREN's high-speed, low-latency network, joining six other countries. Supported by the AfricaConnect projects co-funded by the European Commission, this advancement represents a...

Today marks exactly one year since the passing of Dr Boubakar Barry, our founding CEO and a visionary leader whose work transformed research and educational networking in Africa. Dr Barry dedicated his life to building digital bridges across the continent,...

LIBSENSE is expanding its Early Career Researchers (ECR) Network and therefore invites interested researchers and librarians to join its growing ECR Network. This initiative aims to foster a vibrant, interdisciplinary community of early-career scholars who actively shape the future of...