WACREN
@wacren.bsky.social
WACREN is the West and Central African Research and Education Network. This regional REN provides infrastructure and promotes regional interconnection and collaboration among NRENs.
https://linktr.ee/wacren
https://linktr.ee/wacren
Join a vibrant network of African no-fee journal editors and researchers advancing Diamond #OpenAccess (OA) publishing in Africa.
Read more - libsense.ren.africa/diamond-open...
Apply - survey.wacren.net/index.php/55... @libsense.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social
Read more - libsense.ren.africa/diamond-open...
Apply - survey.wacren.net/index.php/55... @libsense.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join a vibrant network of African no-fee journal editors and researchers advancing Diamond #OpenAccess (OA) publishing in Africa.
Read more - libsense.ren.africa/diamond-open...
Apply - survey.wacren.net/index.php/55... @libsense.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social
Read more - libsense.ren.africa/diamond-open...
Apply - survey.wacren.net/index.php/55... @libsense.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social
WACREN, with CAMES, MESRI, MDENP & UV-BF with support from @eifl.bsky.social hosts a national #DiamondOpenAccess (DOA) workshop on 13 Nov 2025 at UVBF, Ouagadougou.
📌Goals: agree on the national DOA policy framework & launch the pilot publishing platform.
Details here - indico.wacren.net/event/255/
📌Goals: agree on the national DOA policy framework & launch the pilot publishing platform.
Details here - indico.wacren.net/event/255/
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
WACREN, with CAMES, MESRI, MDENP & UV-BF with support from @eifl.bsky.social hosts a national #DiamondOpenAccess (DOA) workshop on 13 Nov 2025 at UVBF, Ouagadougou.
📌Goals: agree on the national DOA policy framework & launch the pilot publishing platform.
Details here - indico.wacren.net/event/255/
📌Goals: agree on the national DOA policy framework & launch the pilot publishing platform.
Details here - indico.wacren.net/event/255/
WACREN, through the AfricaConnect project and Africa Digital Campus, is supporting the full integration of FasoREN into our network.
This will enhance national and regional collaboration, boost research capacity, and empower universities 🏫 and researchers in Burkina Faso to connect with global RENs
This will enhance national and regional collaboration, boost research capacity, and empower universities 🏫 and researchers in Burkina Faso to connect with global RENs
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
WACREN, through the AfricaConnect project and Africa Digital Campus, is supporting the full integration of FasoREN into our network.
This will enhance national and regional collaboration, boost research capacity, and empower universities 🏫 and researchers in Burkina Faso to connect with global RENs
This will enhance national and regional collaboration, boost research capacity, and empower universities 🏫 and researchers in Burkina Faso to connect with global RENs
At the LIBSENSE- @doaj.bsky.social #OAWeek2025 webinar, Dr. Oluchi Okere, @DOAJ Ambassador for West Africa, shed more light on:
👉️ what DOAJ indexing represents,
👉️ why it matters for hashtag#African scholarly journals, among others
Watch recorded video here - video.wacren.net/media/Streng...
👉️ what DOAJ indexing represents,
👉️ why it matters for hashtag#African scholarly journals, among others
Watch recorded video here - video.wacren.net/media/Streng...
October 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
At the LIBSENSE- @doaj.bsky.social #OAWeek2025 webinar, Dr. Oluchi Okere, @DOAJ Ambassador for West Africa, shed more light on:
👉️ what DOAJ indexing represents,
👉️ why it matters for hashtag#African scholarly journals, among others
Watch recorded video here - video.wacren.net/media/Streng...
👉️ what DOAJ indexing represents,
👉️ why it matters for hashtag#African scholarly journals, among others
Watch recorded video here - video.wacren.net/media/Streng...
#LIBSENSE is proud to join the global 🌍#ScholarlyCommunication community in celebrating International #OpenAccessWeek 🔓2025 (Oct 20–26)
👉 Explore our exciting line-up of activities for the week: libsense.ren.africa/open-access-... @coar-repositories.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
👉 Explore our exciting line-up of activities for the week: libsense.ren.africa/open-access-... @coar-repositories.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#LIBSENSE is proud to join the global 🌍#ScholarlyCommunication community in celebrating International #OpenAccessWeek 🔓2025 (Oct 20–26)
👉 Explore our exciting line-up of activities for the week: libsense.ren.africa/open-access-... @coar-repositories.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
👉 Explore our exciting line-up of activities for the week: libsense.ren.africa/open-access-... @coar-repositories.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
The #CyberSecurityMonth 🌍reminds us that cybersecurity starts with trust. When CSIRTs build trust with each other they become stronger than the cyber criminals. Together We Are Stronger! #TrustBrokerAfrica #SecureOurWorld #AfricanCSIRTs @shadowserver.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The #CyberSecurityMonth 🌍reminds us that cybersecurity starts with trust. When CSIRTs build trust with each other they become stronger than the cyber criminals. Together We Are Stronger! #TrustBrokerAfrica #SecureOurWorld #AfricanCSIRTs @shadowserver.bsky.social
This is part of the LIBSENSE activities to celebrate the #OAWeek (International Open Access Week). Register here - wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @doaj.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is part of the LIBSENSE activities to celebrate the #OAWeek (International Open Access Week). Register here - wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @doaj.bsky.social
A four-year journey of connecting six countries in our region culminates in a celebration and commitment to translate this milestone into real value for the #research and #education communities in West & Central #Africa. Thanks to EU and African partners for the support under AfricaConnect3 project.
October 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A four-year journey of connecting six countries in our region culminates in a celebration and commitment to translate this milestone into real value for the #research and #education communities in West & Central #Africa. Thanks to EU and African partners for the support under AfricaConnect3 project.
WACREN, SANReN & TENET deliver the 1st-ever inter-RREN link on #African soil: a 10 Gbps Lagos–Cape Town connection.— faster, cheaper & more reliable for #research & #education. 🚀. Read more here - wacren.net/en/news/afri...
September 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
WACREN, SANReN & TENET deliver the 1st-ever inter-RREN link on #African soil: a 10 Gbps Lagos–Cape Town connection.— faster, cheaper & more reliable for #research & #education. 🚀. Read more here - wacren.net/en/news/afri...
🌍 Big announcement!
✅WACREN connects 6 new countries - 🇬🇲🇬🇳🇬🇼🇲🇷🇸🇱🇸🇳 to its high speed backbone
✅ This will catalyse global collaboration in education and research, reducing barriers of cost and connectivity
✅ The upgraded network will also power WACREN’s climate programme
👉 wacren.net/en/news/wacr...
✅WACREN connects 6 new countries - 🇬🇲🇬🇳🇬🇼🇲🇷🇸🇱🇸🇳 to its high speed backbone
✅ This will catalyse global collaboration in education and research, reducing barriers of cost and connectivity
✅ The upgraded network will also power WACREN’s climate programme
👉 wacren.net/en/news/wacr...
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌍 Big announcement!
✅WACREN connects 6 new countries - 🇬🇲🇬🇳🇬🇼🇲🇷🇸🇱🇸🇳 to its high speed backbone
✅ This will catalyse global collaboration in education and research, reducing barriers of cost and connectivity
✅ The upgraded network will also power WACREN’s climate programme
👉 wacren.net/en/news/wacr...
✅WACREN connects 6 new countries - 🇬🇲🇬🇳🇬🇼🇲🇷🇸🇱🇸🇳 to its high speed backbone
✅ This will catalyse global collaboration in education and research, reducing barriers of cost and connectivity
✅ The upgraded network will also power WACREN’s climate programme
👉 wacren.net/en/news/wacr...
Thursday, September 18, 2024. A day we will never forget. Join us in observing a minute of silence in honour of our cherished former CEO. #NeverForgotten @libsense.bsky.social @renater-1.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thursday, September 18, 2024. A day we will never forget. Join us in observing a minute of silence in honour of our cherished former CEO. #NeverForgotten @libsense.bsky.social @renater-1.bsky.social
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Learn about #AI tools to support scholarly journal editors at the meeting 17 Sept 10:00 UTC of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee #openaccess publishing in #Africa. Join the CoP register for the meeting – zurl.co/DH9gq @wacren.bsky.social @ajol.info
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Learn about #AI tools to support scholarly journal editors at the meeting 17 Sept 10:00 UTC of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee #openaccess publishing in #Africa. Join the CoP register for the meeting – zurl.co/DH9gq @wacren.bsky.social @ajol.info
📢 Participez au webinaire @libsense.bsky.social & @doaj.bsky.social
🗓️ Jeudi 30 oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10h00 UTC | 💻 Zoom
👉 Inscription : wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✅ Renforcez vos pratiques éditoriales
✅ Boostez visibilité & crédibilité des revues africaines
✅ Luttez contre les pratiques prédatrices
🗓️ Jeudi 30 oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10h00 UTC | 💻 Zoom
👉 Inscription : wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✅ Renforcez vos pratiques éditoriales
✅ Boostez visibilité & crédibilité des revues africaines
✅ Luttez contre les pratiques prédatrices
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📢 Participez au webinaire @libsense.bsky.social & @doaj.bsky.social
🗓️ Jeudi 30 oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10h00 UTC | 💻 Zoom
👉 Inscription : wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✅ Renforcez vos pratiques éditoriales
✅ Boostez visibilité & crédibilité des revues africaines
✅ Luttez contre les pratiques prédatrices
🗓️ Jeudi 30 oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10h00 UTC | 💻 Zoom
👉 Inscription : wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✅ Renforcez vos pratiques éditoriales
✅ Boostez visibilité & crédibilité des revues africaines
✅ Luttez contre les pratiques prédatrices
Join the LIBSENSE–DOAJ Webinar on strengthening #African journals! 22 Oct 2025|10 UTC|Zoom.Participants will:
✨ gain practical editorial & publishing insights
✨ boost #journal visibility & credibility
✨ learn to counter predatory publishing
🔗 lnkd.in/edxZCST4 @libsense.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
✨ gain practical editorial & publishing insights
✨ boost #journal visibility & credibility
✨ learn to counter predatory publishing
🔗 lnkd.in/edxZCST4 @libsense.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Join the LIBSENSE–DOAJ Webinar on strengthening #African journals! 22 Oct 2025|10 UTC|Zoom.Participants will:
✨ gain practical editorial & publishing insights
✨ boost #journal visibility & credibility
✨ learn to counter predatory publishing
🔗 lnkd.in/edxZCST4 @libsense.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
✨ gain practical editorial & publishing insights
✨ boost #journal visibility & credibility
✨ learn to counter predatory publishing
🔗 lnkd.in/edxZCST4 @libsense.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
🌍 LIBSENSE is expanding its Early Career Researchers (ECR) programme! Are you a researcher, librarian, or scholar in #Africa? Join a vibrant community driving collaboration and advocacy in #openscience, #research visibility and integrity.
Apply 👉 libsense.ren.africa/ecr-call-exp.... Deadline-Oct. 31
Apply 👉 libsense.ren.africa/ecr-call-exp.... Deadline-Oct. 31
September 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🌍 LIBSENSE is expanding its Early Career Researchers (ECR) programme! Are you a researcher, librarian, or scholar in #Africa? Join a vibrant community driving collaboration and advocacy in #openscience, #research visibility and integrity.
Apply 👉 libsense.ren.africa/ecr-call-exp.... Deadline-Oct. 31
Apply 👉 libsense.ren.africa/ecr-call-exp.... Deadline-Oct. 31
TBA V Workshop in 🇬🇭 ended with a Community Day! The Cyber Security Authority of Ghana, CERT-GH, @firstdotorg.bsky.social and GARNET engaged our community on key policy and operational topics in the cybersecurity ecosystem. Thanks to GIZ and @shadowserver.bsky.social for the ongoing partnership 👏
June 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
TBA V Workshop in 🇬🇭 ended with a Community Day! The Cyber Security Authority of Ghana, CERT-GH, @firstdotorg.bsky.social and GARNET engaged our community on key policy and operational topics in the cybersecurity ecosystem. Thanks to GIZ and @shadowserver.bsky.social for the ongoing partnership 👏
The latest issue of our #eNGAGE newsletter is here! Read now: wacren.net/en/media-cen.... Learn about:
✅ WACREN's new cyber threat intelligence platform
✅ WACREN's decision to host future annual conferences on campuses
✅ A new era of OA book publishing in 🇳🇬
✅ WACREN's new cyber threat intelligence platform
✅ WACREN's decision to host future annual conferences on campuses
✅ A new era of OA book publishing in 🇳🇬
May 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The latest issue of our #eNGAGE newsletter is here! Read now: wacren.net/en/media-cen.... Learn about:
✅ WACREN's new cyber threat intelligence platform
✅ WACREN's decision to host future annual conferences on campuses
✅ A new era of OA book publishing in 🇳🇬
✅ WACREN's new cyber threat intelligence platform
✅ WACREN's decision to host future annual conferences on campuses
✅ A new era of OA book publishing in 🇳🇬
The clock is ticking 🕐 We are calling on all #Nigerian 🇳🇬 HEIs, librarians, research centres, et al to get on board this wagon and let's define the future of our OA institutional repositories.. Scan the QR code to begin your Expression of Interest.
May 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The clock is ticking 🕐 We are calling on all #Nigerian 🇳🇬 HEIs, librarians, research centres, et al to get on board this wagon and let's define the future of our OA institutional repositories.. Scan the QR code to begin your Expression of Interest.
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One of the several international panels sharing about #openaccess #repositories at #COAR2025. Tons of momentum in Canada, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Now we just need to connect it all together! @investinopen.bsky.social @wacren.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social @carl-abrc.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
One of the several international panels sharing about #openaccess #repositories at #COAR2025. Tons of momentum in Canada, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Now we just need to connect it all together! @investinopen.bsky.social @wacren.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social @carl-abrc.bsky.social
Our CSO, Omo Oaiya, highlights #LIBSENSE contribution to shaping open access in Nigeria. Read here => www.linkedin.com/posts/omooai...
May 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Our CSO, Omo Oaiya, highlights #LIBSENSE contribution to shaping open access in Nigeria. Read here => www.linkedin.com/posts/omooai...
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Joined a panel at @wacren.bsky.social conference to dissuss @elife.bsky.social’s efforts to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable publishing ecosystem through global outreach, capacity-building, and infrastructure offerings that support researchers in addressing local open science challenges.
April 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Joined a panel at @wacren.bsky.social conference to dissuss @elife.bsky.social’s efforts to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable publishing ecosystem through global outreach, capacity-building, and infrastructure offerings that support researchers in addressing local open science challenges.
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Help take publichealth.africa to the next level! Join our Working Group to shape its future—strategy, structure, sustainability & impact. 🗓 Deadline: May 20, 2025. Submit your EoI 👉 bit.ly/EoIforPHA @wacren.bsky.social
#publichealth #coppha
#publichealth #coppha
April 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Help take publichealth.africa to the next level! Join our Working Group to shape its future—strategy, structure, sustainability & impact. 🗓 Deadline: May 20, 2025. Submit your EoI 👉 bit.ly/EoIforPHA @wacren.bsky.social
#publichealth #coppha
#publichealth #coppha
Grant call for organisations publishing no-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess journals in #Africa. Support for improving journals and strengthening sustainability – bit.ly/3RD1oJ9 @AJOLinfo
Grant call: Strengthening no-fee open access publishing in Africa | EIFL
EIFL, AJOL (African Journals Online) and WACREN (the West and Central African Research and Education Network) invite African organizations - legal entities that own open access (OA) journals that do…
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April 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Grant call for organisations publishing no-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess journals in #Africa. Support for improving journals and strengthening sustainability – bit.ly/3RD1oJ9 @AJOLinfo
The COPPHA Community of Practice (CoP) connects #publichealth researchers and professionals, early career scholars, educators, and open science advocates to learn, share, network, and access open infrastructure and opportunities. The quest is to advance public health in Africa through #research.
April 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The COPPHA Community of Practice (CoP) connects #publichealth researchers and professionals, early career scholars, educators, and open science advocates to learn, share, network, and access open infrastructure and opportunities. The quest is to advance public health in Africa through #research.