Harold Bowa

KENET, KLISC, ASSAF and DOAJ Collaborate to Advance Open Science in Kenya

KENET, Members / By / April 20, 2026

Members of Kenya’s scholarly publishing community attended a three-day workshop from 18-20 February 2026, focussing onstrengthening Diamond Open Access journal publishing in the country. The three-day training brought together journal editors, publishers, librarians, and researchers to build capacity in managing scholarly journals aligned with global best practices. Organized collaboratively by the Kenya Libraries and Information …

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Request for Proposals from Audit Firms to Undertake Internal Audit Services

Vacancies / By / March 24, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance is registered as a Trust in Malawi and operates as a not-for-profit business entity, providing connectivity and other value-added services to member National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) across the Eastern and Southern Africa. It also manages projects supported by development partners, especially the European Commission. UbuntuNet Alliance would like to hire services …

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UbuntuNet Alliance Members Selected for GÉANT ENP 2026 Ahead of TNC26 Participation

Events, TNC / By / March 24, 2026

The UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce the successful candidates selected from its membership to participate in the GÉANT Emerging NREN Programme (ENP) 2026, a prestigious professional development initiative that will take place alongside TNC26, the flagship conference of the global research and education networking community. The programme will be held from 8–12 June 2026 …

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UbuntuNet-Connect 2026 Call for Abstracts Now Open!

Events, MAREN, Members, UbuntuNet Connect, UbuntuNet Connect / By / March 23, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance and MAREN are pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for UbuntuNet-Connect 2026, the premier annual conference for research and education networking in Eastern and Southern Africa. This year’s conference will take place in Lilongwe, Malawi, hosted by the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN), bringing together thought leaders, network engineers, researchers, policymakers, …

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Shaping Digital Horizons: UbuntuNet-Connect 2026

Events, UbuntuNet Connect, UbuntuNet Connect / By / March 16, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance and MAREN are pleased to announce the theme for UbuntuNet-Connect 2026, the 19th annual research and education networking conference for Eastern and Southern Africa. The conference will be held 29–30 October 2026 in Lilongwe, Malawi, hosted in collaboration with the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN). Each year, UbuntuNet-Connect brings together the region’s …

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UbuntuNet Alliance & Astria Learning Webinar Explores the Future of Higher Education!

Events, Partnership Programme / By / March 12, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance recently hosted a webinar as part of its growing UbuntuNet Alliance Partnership Programme, bringing together leaders and experts to discuss how African universities can adapt and thrive in a rapidly evolving higher education landscape. The session formed part of the Alliance’s ongoing effort to connect its research and education community with innovative organizations …

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The Future-Proof University! A Webinar With Astria Learning | 6th March 2026

Partnership Programme / By / March 2, 2026

As part of the UbuntuNet Alliance Partnership Programme, which introduces value-added services and strategic collaborations that support NRENs and their member institutions beyond connectivity, UbuntuNet Alliance is convening an important leadership conversation on the future of African higher education in collaboration with Astria Learning. African higher education is at a critical turning point. While access …

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DOCiD™ Gets a Major Infrastructure Upgrade Through UbuntuNet Alliance Partnership

Partners / By / February 25, 2026

Nairobi, Kenya/Lilongwe, Malawi —Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa) and the Ubuntu Alliance have signed an MoU to support TCC Africa’s  key Open Infrastructure program- The Africa PID Alliance. The primary objective of the MoU is to scale the Digital Object Container Identifer- DOCiD™   persistent identifier (PID) more accessible to research and cultural institutions across …

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AfricaConnect: receives a €40 million boost from the EU to expand digital infrastructure for Research and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

AfricaConnect / By / February 23, 2026

The European Union (EU) has granted an additional €40 million for the AfricaConnect project, under the EU’s Global Gateway Strategy, aimed at enhancing digital connectivity and research capabilities across Sub-Saharan Africa. The fourth phase has officially begun and the implementation has started. Following the strong foundation laid by the previous AfricaConnect phases since the start …

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MAREN Launches National Digital Repository

Library, MAREN, Open Access, Open Science / By / February 5, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance warmly applauds the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) on the successful launch of the National Repository to elevate Malawian research to global platforms. This milestone achievement underscores MAREN’s leadership and vision in making Malawi’s scholarly output more discoverable, accessible, and connected to the broader global research ecosystem. This initiative, made possible with …

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