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EUGridPMA Approves KENET Certification Authority

KENET / By Hastings Ndebvu / February 1, 2015 September 22, 2016

The European Policy Management Authority for Grid Authentication (EUGridPMA) recently approved the Kenya Education Network (KENET) Certification Authority (CA) and Root CA after a year of reviewing the NREN’s CA policy statements. EUGridPMA is the international organization that coordinates the trust environment for e-Infrastructure for research in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Among other …

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MoRENet has new leadership

MoRENet / By Hastings Ndebvu / February 1, 2015 September 21, 2016

There is new leadership in the Mozambican NREN, MoRENet. Salvador Inácio Marques Adriano took the helm of the Mozambican NREN from Ludmila Maguni at the close of 2014. An Electronic Engineer by profession, Mr Adriano has worked in the Telecom Industry since 2000. Mr Adriano takes over a growing NREN that has enjoyed tremendous government …

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NUANCE – December 2014

eInfrastructure, Network, Open Access, Security, Services, SudREN / By Chris Rohrer / December 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

More NREN involvement needed in public service delivery using e-infrastructures – EU Research and Education Networks are key actors in transforming developing economies into knowledge societies, spearheading technological and service innovation. They therefore deserve high political visibility towards governments, regulators and academia. These were the words of Anni Hellman, Deputy Head of e-Infrastructures Unit, DG …

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NUANCE – November 2014

AfricaConnect, Health Science, UbuntuNet Connect, ZAMREN / By Chris Rohrer / November 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

Pan-African research and education network to be realized soon “We are convinced that working together, the dream of a pan-African research and education network will be fulfilled soon, through the junction of the UbuntuNet Alliance, West and Central Africa Research and Education Network (WACREN) and Arab States Network (ASREN) in North Africa,” Said Dr Boubakar …

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NUANCE – October 2014

GEANT, NOC, Portrait, RENU, Training, UbuntuNet Connect / By Chris Rohrer / October 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

UbuntuNet-Connect 2014 promises to unearth growth in innovations All roads lead to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia where UbuntuNet-Connect 2014 will be held from 13-14 November 2014. According to the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance, Eng. Dr Francis (Tusu) Tusubira, the country is ready to host UbuntuNet-Connect 2014. “Everything is in place for UbuntuNet-Connect 2014. We …

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NUANCE – September 2014

Climate Change, eI4Africa, Health Science, SADC, SudREN, TERNET, UbuntuNet Connect, WACREN / By Chris Rohrer / September 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

Lifetime benefits to be gained from East Africa’s Collaborative Climate Change Initiative The Sub-Saharan Africa, like the rest of the world, has not been spared from the effects of climate change. Recent UN data indicates that, if not much investment is made in mitigating climate change, the region is likely to experience reduced crop yields …

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NUANCE – July 2014

AfricaConnect, eduroam, eI4Africa, Health Science, Interview, MAREN, Training, WACREN, Xnet / By Chris Rohrer / July 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

UbuntuNet Alliance CEO speaks on new UbuntuNet links, AfricaConnect progress UbuntuNet Alliance and DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) this month announced the commissioning of new high speed UbuntuNet network links each offering improved speeds of 622Mbps (STM-4). These new links will improve research collaboration between African researchers and the global community. On …

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NUANCE – June 2014

Agriculture, Health Science, Library, Portrait, SudREN, WACREN / By Chris Rohrer / June 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

The untold success story of SudREN and a new CEO The Sudanese Research and Education Network (SudREN) has a lot to celebrate this year. This is SudREN’s 10th year in operation and the NREN is welcoming the coming of Dr. Sami Salih as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). From the humble beginnings of a library …

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NUANCE – April 2014

Agriculture, Cables, Council of Members, Open Access, Portrait, SomaliREN, SudREN, UbuntuNet Connect / By Chris Rohrer / April 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

SudREN hosts 8th Council of Members Meeting The Sudanese Research and Education Network (SudREN) successfully hosted the 8th Council of Members cluster of Meetings in Khartoum Sudan at the end of March 2013. From logistics for entry visas to the actual schedule of activities, participants were amazed as if it wasn’t SudREN’s first time to …

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NUANCE – March 2014

eI4Africa, NSRC, Repository, Scholarship, Training, WACREN, ZAMREN / By Chris Rohrer / March 19, 2014 September 19, 2016

#ScholarAfrica: Promoting the Discoverability of Africa Scholarship By Michelle Willmers Curate to participate! This was one of the central messages emerging from the ‘Discoverability of African Scholarship Online’ workshop hosted by the OpenUCT Initiative in Nairobi on 10–11 March 2014. Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation, the workshop brought together 25 representatives from African research agencies …

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