Regional Bodies – Ubuntunet Alliance

Re-Establishing Formal Ties with the Association of African Universities

AAU, Regional Bodies / By Harold Bowa / May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022

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 / By Hastings Ndebvu / April 6, 2020 April 6, 2020

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 / 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 – December 2012

AfNOG, AfricaConnect, KENET, Network, TENET, Training / By Chris Rohrer / December 16, 2012 September 16, 2016

Another year ends – thank you all! The year 2012 has been hectic, bringing with it moments of happiness and sadness in the UbuntuNet Alliance. One of the achievements in this year has been the launch of the network, UbuntuNet, which will provide high speed internet connectivity to the member National Research Education Networks (NRENs), …

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NUANCE – May 2012

AfREN, AfricaConnect, IST-Africa, TNC, UbuntuNet Connect / By Chris Rohrer / May 16, 2012 September 16, 2016

All Roads lead to Dar es Salaam for UbuntuNet-Connect 2012, 14 – 16 November 2012 The historical city of Dar es Salaam (Haven of Peace), will be the venue for Africa’s premiere research and education networking event, UbuntuNet-Connect. This will be at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel and Resort on the shores of the Indian Ocean: …

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NUANCE – March 2012

AfREN, Citizen Science, eduroam, GEANT, MAREN, Portrait, Video Conference / By Chris Rohrer / March 16, 2012 September 16, 2016

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 / By Chris Rohrer / June 16, 2011 September 16, 2016

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 – May 2011

AfricaConnect, Climate Change, EC, Education, GEANT, RwEdNet, SADC, SKA / By Chris Rohrer / May 16, 2011 September 16, 2016

Editorial: NUANCE starts its 4th year with a bang New times. A new look for NUANCE! Volume 4 Issue 1 is a long way from the Volume 1 Issue 1 syndrome that affects many publications in our region! NUANCE enters its 4th year with an optimism borne out by several factors, the most significant being …

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NUANCE – February 2011

AfNOG, AFRINIC, Biotechnology, Board, GLOBAL, SARUA, UbuntuNet Connect / By Chris Rohrer / February 16, 2011 September 16, 2016

Call for nominations of UbuntuNet Alliance Directors The term of office of the current UbuntuNet Alliance Management Board expires at the 5th Council of Members Meeting in April 2011 in Addis Ababa and therefore a new Board will have to be elected for a 2 year term. To this effect, we are calling for Member …

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NUANCE – October 2010

AAU, ERINA4Africa, TNC, UbuntuNet Connect, Video Conference / By Chris Rohrer / October 16, 2010 September 16, 2016

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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