WACREN (West + Central Africa)
Visit WebsiteEnhancing weather monitoring in Africa: Ghana first
Weather monitoring and forecasting is crucial for sectors such as agriculture, energy, transportation, and disaster management.
Scientific collaboration for Africa and Latin America
Environment
Knowledge Exchange
ASREN (Arab States)
RedCLARA (Latin America)
UbuntuNet (East & Southern Africa)
WACREN (West + Central Africa)
Regional research and education networks in Africa and Latin America join forces to address United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other common challenges.
Empowering women in Western Africa
More than 2,000 young women in Western Africa have received a jump-start for pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and math through regional network WACREN.
Open Science made in Africa
Libraries and national research and education networks in West and Central Africa join forces to make scientific data more accessible.
Powering up future communicators
Education
Knowledge Exchange
ASREN (Arab States)
GARNET (Ghana)
GÉANT (Europe)
UbuntuNet (East & Southern Africa)
WACREN (West + Central Africa)
Students of communication and journalism at higher learning institutions across 13 African countries can look forward to extensive virtual collaboration through a new digital platform, the All Varsity News Network.
A new e-learning initiative for Africa
Education
Knowledge Exchange
ASREN (Arab States)
UbuntuNet (East & Southern Africa)
WACREN (West + Central Africa)
Africans of all ages will be able to benefit from access to distance learning following the establishment of the Pan African Virtual and E-University
Supporting women in ICT
The West and Central African Research and Education Network is forging strategic partnerships to support women in ICT, demonstrating its commitment to opening windows of opportunities for women, historically underrepresented in STEM fields.
Sharing knowledge to strengthen emerging networks
Knowledge Exchange
Technology
AUB (Lebanon)
BdREN (Bangladesh)
DrukREN (Bhutan)
EthERnet (Ethiopia)
KRENA (Kyrgyzstan)
MYREN (Malaysia)
NORDUNet (European Nordic)
Nren (Nepal)
PREGINET (Philippines)
WACREN (West + Central Africa)
ZAMREN (Zambia)
Helina Emeru is chief technology officer of Ethiopian research and education network EthERnet. In October 2016, she joined 9 colleagues from around the world at the NORDUnet conference as part of a new Knowledge Exchange Fellowship program.