is the West and Central African Research and Education Network providing infrastructure and promoting regional interconnection and collaboration among NRENs.
Accra, Ghana
Joined January 2014
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๐ข WACREN is hiring a Communications & Marketing Manager! Lead communications, marketing, visibility, stakeholder engagement & flagship events across West & Central Africa.
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Deadline: 25 Sept 2026
๐ Apply: wacren.net/en/about-us/careeโฆ
#Jobs #Communications #Marketing
๐ข WACREN is hiring!
Weโre looking for ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ in Accra, Ghana, with expertise in ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ , ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ .
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Deadline: 25 Sept. 2026
Full details here:
wacren.net/en/about-us/careeโฆ
#TechJobs #NetworkEngineering
๐ ๐ซ Hurray! The #๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐คย launched!
๐ขClimate Innovation Lab ๐ lnkd.in/dxgJakSE
๐ข๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐ => lnkd.in/dn8n5pX6
๐ข๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ => lnkd.in/dCcxGJg3
Deadline - 15 Sept.
WACREN seeks qualified experts/academic teams for a 24-month consultancy to develop a GPU/HPC-accelerated water & energy budget modelling framework for the Volta River Basin.
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Deadline: 21 Sept 2026
๐ถ Budget: Up to โฌ30,000
๐ Apply & view the ToR: wacren.net/en/about-us/careeโฆ
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Join the meeting (19 Aug, 10:00 UTC / in your timezone zurl.co/ir7r1 ) of the CoP for no-fee OA publishing in Africa to discuss best practices, experiences and challenges.ย More here - zurl.co/TKefl #OpenAccess @wacren.bsky.social @AJOLinfo
The Women-In-WACREN Network is officially launching. Join us for a virtual session connecting women in STEM, research, tech, climate action, and innovation to collaborate and drive impact.
๐ August 25, 2026
๐ 13:00 UTC
๐ Register here: wacren.net/en/news/women-in-โฆ
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We had representatives from @NigerianREN, GAMREN (The Gambian NREN), and @WACREN joining us at the Technical Workshop and the 7th AGM. A show of solidarity and camaraderie. #GARNETAGM
African scholarship deserves to be visible, connected and credited. Next week, the ORCIDโWACA Community of Practice meets for the first time, bringing together research and publishing professionals across West & Central Africa to share practical approaches to @ORCID_Org adoption.
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Connectivity is not enough; we need to be AI-ready. Our 2nd panel session will discuss what our #highered needs for a secure #AI future:
โ๏ธ Advanced computing
๐ Cybersecurity & digital identity
โ๏ธ Cloud & research data platforms
๐๏ธ Governance & digital sovereignty #GARNETAGM2026
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How do we build an academic digital infrastructure and ecosystem that Ghanaian ๐ฌ๐ญ#research and #education institutions can truly rely on? Our eminent panel will discuss that with other key stakeholders in the room. Stay tuned for updates. #GARNET2026 #GARNET
WACREN retweeted
The #GARNET2026 ๐ฌ๐ญ Conference will be held at
@KNUSTGH in the 'royal' city of Kumasi on Friday, July 17. We will hear an insightful keynote from Dr G. Ayorkor Korsah (@AyorkorK) of @Ashesi University. Stay tuned for more updates. #research #education #innovation
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The #GARNETAGM2026 ๐ฌ๐ญ week has begun with a 4-day intensive workshop on Network Management & Monitoring (NMM) with Prometheus and Grafana. Close to 8โฃ0โฃ campus network administrators from across universities in Ghana are being hosted at @KNUSTGH in Kumasi.
๐ข WACREN is recruiting a Systems & Security Engineer.
If you have experience in Linux systems administration, virtualisation, cloud infrastructure, and security operations, we would love to hear from you.
=> wacren.net/en/about-us/careeโฆ
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Deadline: 29 May 2026
#jobs
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๐ Africaโs research networks are now directly connected via a 10 Gbps link between Lagos and Cape Town, led by @WACREN and #SANReN, enabling faster, more resilient data sharing across the continent.
๐ ow.ly/jGxA50YOh8N
#ResearchInfrastructure #DigitalTransformation
Africaโs climate response depends on connected data and connected research infrastructure. Session 3 at #WACREN2026 will highlight how WACREN and NRENs can support climate research and decision-making through infrastructure, data and collaboration under the AfricaConnect project
Kathleen Shearer, Executive Director of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories, is the Closing Keynote Speaker at the #WACREN2026.
Her keynote will explore how open repositories and shared research infrastructure can accelerate Africaโs journey toward digital sovereignty.
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@OmoOaiya from @WACREN is sharing reflections on how Africa can better position itself within the global #OpenSource ecosystem, and what it will take to close the institutional gaps that still exist.
The conversation now shifts beyond participation:
โ๏ธWhat would it mean for Africa to move toward stewardship?
โ๏ธHow do we become co-stewards of the systems and infrastructure we rely on?
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LIBSENSE will host the Open Science Symposium โ The Gambia ๐ฌ๐ฒ as a pre-event to #WACREN2026 in Banjul. Bringing together university leaders, librarians, policymakers, researchers, IT directors & national agencies to catalyse national #OpenScience policy development.
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Across the continent, #Opensource tech powers environmental monitoring systems, research platforms, data tools, and cloud infrastructure. In many ways, it is the backbone of modern digital systems.
But if we look closely at global contribution patterns, Africa is still not as visible as it should be in shaping that backbone.
What would it actually take for the continent to become a net contributor to global #OpenInfrastructure?
Thatโs the conversation weโre convening this Wednesday, March 4th. Weโll take a deeper look at participation, influence, and what needs to shift.
Youโre welcome to join us.
๐๏ธ March 4 | 5โ6:15 PM EAT
๐ tinyurl.com/m2azexdc
@OmoOaiya
