Regional Bodies

Re-Establishing Formal Ties with the Association of African Universities

AAU, Regional Bodies / /

The Association of African Universities (AAU), based in Accra Ghana, and UbuntuNet Alliance have had formal collaborations since UbuntuNet’s founding in 2006.  Overtime, however, the ties have waned and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organisations has expired.  That is all set to change.  On May 4, 2022, the Alliance CEO Prof Madara […]

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The AAU and the RRENs Call for strengthening of campus network infrastructure for African Higher Education Institutions to cope with COVID-19 disruptions

AAU, ASREN, Partners, Regional Bodies, Stories, WACREN / /

6th April 2020: Accra, Ghana Amidst the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, many academic and research communities have resolved to work remotely for health and safety reasons. This situation has proved the importance of building strong communications infrastructures for higher education and research institutions, able to support advanced services delivered through high-speed telecommunications networks. The Association of

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NUANCE – September 2014

Climate Change, eI4Africa, Health Science, SADC, SudREN, TERNET, UbuntuNet Connect, WACREN / /

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 – March 2012

AfREN, Citizen Science, eduroam, GEANT, MAREN, Portrait, Video Conference / /

UbuntuNet Alliance after 6 years – in the words of a Veteran On 31st March 2006, registration documents for UbuntuNet Alliance were submitted in the Trade Registrar of Chambers of Commerce in Amsterdam. Now the Alliance is 6 years old. Margaret Ngwira was there when UbuntuNet Alliance was established in 2005:  a Librarian by profession,

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NUANCE – June 2011

AAU, AfNOG, Cables, GEANT, KENET, MAREN, Training, UbuntuNet Connect / /

UbuntuNet-Connect 2011: Extension of deadline for submission of Abstracts The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the extension of the deadline for receiving abstracts for UbuntuNet-Connect 2011, which will be held at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 23-25th November 2011, hosted by KENET, the NREN of Kenya. The new deadline is 31st July

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NUANCE – October 2010

AAU, ERINA4Africa, TNC, UbuntuNet Connect, Video Conference / /

A Conference not to miss! Here is an opportunity for you to interact with the African Research and Education Networking community and learn about the progress and status of REN activities in Africa. This year’s UbuntuNet-Connect 2010 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa at Kopanong Resort and Conference Centre from the 18th-19th November 2010. 

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