[Knowledge made in Africa, shared with the world]

Today, on Africa University Day, we celebrate the universities powering Africa’s research and innovation.

📚 Première conférence francophone OpenAlex !

Journée francophone OpenAlex : sensibiliser recherche/ESR, présenter initiatives & cas d’usage, fédérer une communauté institutionnelle.

👉🏾 openalex25.sciencesconf.org?lang=fr

#OpenAlex #ScienceOuverte #EnseignementSupérieur #Francophone #OpenScience

Registration is OPEN for PKP + SFU Open Publishing courses (Jan & May 2026).

📚 PUB604 • PUB611 • PUB603
🎓 OER materials | 💸 limited discounts (commpkp@sfu.ca)

🗓️ Webinar today 30 Oct, 9–10 AM PDT (6–7 PM SAST).
🔗 Register: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/01/r...
#OpenPublishing #OER #ScholarlyComms

⏰ Last call to register!

In 90 minutes you will get:

• A global snapshot of nonprofit publishing across 3 regions
• A policymaker panel on what’s working for #policy and #funding
• An open discussion to set regional + international priorities

Crossref and @ajol.info "go way back", says its Executive Director, Susan Murray! Long may it continue 🥰 #Crossref2025

📢 AJOL update: Our Ops Director, Ivy Mutambanengwe, will represent AJOL at the 4th UN Open Science & Open Scholarship Conference in Tokyo (16–18 Oct 2025) at United Nations University. Let’s connect and amplify Africa’s voice in #OpenScience 🤝🏾

🌐 www.un.org/en/library/O...

#AJOL #OpenScholarship

💎 The Diamond OA Policy Forum kicks off 29 Oct, 15:00–16:30 UTC. Regional snapshot, policy/funding wins, and priorities discussion.

👉🏾 Zoom reg.: bit.ly/ALMASIForum

#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #AJOL

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@oaspa.bsky.social
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💎 Join the first Diamond #OA Policy Forum, a collaborative space for policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss how to make Diamond #OpenAccess more sustainable, equitable, and community-led.
📅 29 October 2025
🕓 16:00 - 17:30 CET
🔗 almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

Globally, we're not past the point of no return. We're trying to find those willing to put profits and immediate self-interest aside for something substantive to stand up for science and truth. And decency.

Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist and Anthropologist, Dies at 91
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

AJOL Operations Director, Ivy Mutambanengwe, at #OASPA2025

Fascinating and collegial debates today about how community value is defined during the session on "Scaling inclusive open access models" at #OASPA2025.