Madara Ogot

Zimbabwe Librarians Pledge to Increase the Visibility of their Research Output

Capacity Building, IOI Network Adoption Fund, Stories / By / August 30, 2026

Zimbabwian librarians attending the Research Repository Stewardship Programme (RRSP) workshop from August 26-28, 2026, in Harare, Zimbabwe pledged to either develop or strengthen their open institutional repositories to increase the visibility and discoverability of their nation’s research output. The workshop, attended by 28 librarians from across Zimbabwe, was facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, the CEO …

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Kenya Librarians Commit to Strengthening their Open Institutional Repositories for Increased Impact

Capacity Building, IOI Network Adoption Fund, Stories / By / August 10, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance mounted its fifth Research Repository Stewardship Programme (RRSP) workshop from August 5-7, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop, attended by 51 librarians from across Kenya and facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, the CEO of the Alliance, was unique in that all participating institutions had a working Open Institutional Repository. The focus of the …

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The Alliance Delivers First Portuguese Workshop in Mozambique

Capacity Building, IOI Network Adoption Fund, Stories / By / July 31, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance mounted its fifth Research Repository Stewardship Programme (RRSP) workshop from July 27-29, 2026, in Maputo, Mozambique. The workshop was a milestone for the Alliance, delivering its first workshop in Portuguese. This is part of the Alliance’s drive to be more responsive to its multilingual member countries. Hosted by the Mozambique Research and Education …

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Towards increasing the Visibility of Botswana’s Research Output

Capacity Building, IOI Network Adoption Fund, Stories / By / August 3, 2026

UbuntuNet Alliance mounted its fourth Research Repository Stewardship Programme (RRSP) workshop from July 14-16, 2026, in Gaborone, Botswana. The workshop, attended by 36 librarians from across Botswana, was facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, the CEO of the Alliance, and hosted by the Botswana Research and Education Network (BotsREN). The RRSP workshops are sponsored by the …

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Call for Proposals: AI for Climate Resilience in Africa

AfricaConnect, Research / By / June 29, 2026

Africa is experiencing increasing climate variability and more frequent extreme weather events, with significant consequences for agriculture, water systems, energy infrastructure, public health, and livelihoods. Recent continental assessments point to growing exposure to droughts, floods, heatwaves, and related risks, while also highlighting persistent gaps in early warning systems, climate services, and localised decision-support tools. At …

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EU-funded intercontinental cable infrastructure set to drive down connectivity costs in Africa

Events, TNC / By / June 27, 2026

One of the opening sessions at TNC2026 explored the emerging strategic era of intercontinental submarine connectivity infrastructure, including ongoing projects such as Medusa and Blue Raman, and opportunities such as Polar Connect and EurAfrica, in which Regional Research and Education Networks, including GÉANT, NorduNET, ASREN, WACREN and UbuntuNet Alliance have a direct stake. The assembled …

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Lesotho Librarians Commit to Establishing Open Institutional Repositories

Capacity Building, IOI Network Adoption Fund, Stories / By / June 27, 2026

Librarians from Lesotho participated in a 3-day immersive Research Repository Stewardship Programme workshop, facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance, from June 22-24, 2026 in Maseru, Lesotho. Hosted by the Lesotho Research and Education Network (LesREN) and sponsored by the Invest in Open Infrastructure Fund (IOI), the thirty-four participants were provided with the …

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Two Trustees Elected at May Annual General Meeting

Board, Stories / By / May 30, 2026

Mrs Miriam Chahuruva and Dr Sabelo Dlamini have been elected as new Trustees of the Alliance to serve three-year terms effective May 29, 2026. The elections were held during the Alliance’s Annual General Meeting held on May 29, 2026, in Mombasa, Kenya.Mrs Miriam Chahuruva brings more than two decades of distinguished leadership and technical experience …

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Higher Education System Engineers in Ethiopia Complete Intensive Training

AfricaConnect, Capacity Building, EthERNet, Members, Stories, Training / By / May 18, 2026

System engineers from across Ethiopia’s higher education sector underwent an intensive three-day training in Addis Ababa from April 27-30. Funded by the European Union under the AfricaConnect4 Project, the hands-on workshop was facilitated by the Ethiopian Education and Research Network (EtherNET) in conjunction with UbuntuNet Alliance. The workshop sought to strengthen the engineers’ capabilities to …

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KENET Launches Expanded GPU Cluster

KENET, Stories / By / March 11, 2026

As part of its annual research engagement forum, the Kenya Education Network (KENET) launched its expanded GPU cluster at a Nairobi hotel on March 6, 2026. The new cluster, partially supported by the European Union through the AfricaConnect3 project implemented by UbuntuNet Alliance and GEANT, consists of four servers, each with 2 NVIDIA A30 GPU …

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