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A Tribute to Dr. Boubakar Barry, Visionary Leader and Champion of African NRENs

Stories, WACREN / By / September 24, 2024

UbuntuNet Alliance joins the global research and education networking community in mourning the passing of Dr. Boubakar Barry, CEO of WACREN, who passed away on September 18, 2024, at the age of 65. Dr. Barry was a visionary leader, mentor, and friend whose impact on African research and education networks (NRENs) will endure for generations. …

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Open Science Training as Part of ZAMREN Week

Stories / By / August 31, 2024

On August 6-7, 2024, librarians from across Zambia converged on Livingston for two days of training on Open Science as part of ZAMREN Week. Dr. Johanna Havemann and Chukwuebuka Ezeike from Access 2 Perspectives conducted the workshop. The well-attended training, facilitated by UbuntuNet Alliance and ZAMREN, strengthened the librarians’ capacity on Open Science and FAIR …

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We are Hiring: Content Management Officer

Vacancies / By / September 2, 2024

Background UbuntuNet Alliance is the regional research and education networking organization for Eastern and Southern Africa. It builds and operates UbuntuNet, the regional high- speed Internet backbone network for Eastern and Southern Africa.  UbuntuNet Alliance is registered in Malawi as a not-for-profit association of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Africa to provide a …

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AfricArXiv Continues to Unlock Opportunities for African Researchers

AfricArXiv, Library, Open Access, Stories / By / July 31, 2024

AfricArXiv is a community-led open-access digital library dedicated to creating an African-owned open scholarly repository. It enables African researchers across all disciplines to showcase their research findings, boost their discoverability, and connect with other researchers on the continent and globally. In late 2023, Access 2 Perspectives and UbuntuNet Alliance jointly began hosting AfricArXiv on UbuntuNet …

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Utafiti Africa, the Alliance’s research opportunities funding portal, crosses 1,100 active users milestone

Stories / By / July 31, 2024

Utafiti Africa, UbuntuNet Alliance’s research funding opportunities portal, has reached the key milestone of 1,100 active users across Africa. The portal aims to catalyze increased funding and impactful research across Africa. It has a continuously updated, searchable database of funding opportunities. The Swahili word Utafiti means “research,” reflecting the platform’s core mission to support and …

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UbuntuNet Alliance, Redington and AWS to Advance Education and Research in Africa

Stories / By / July 29, 2024

Redington, the leading technology aggregator and innovation powerhouse across emerging markets and Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced on July 25, 2024, a strategic partnership with UbuntuNet Alliance. The collaboration empowers UbuntuNet Alliance to provide its member NRENs with seamless access to a comprehensive suite of AWS cloud solutions. NRENs and their member institutions will benefit …

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RwedNet Roars Back to Life

RwEdNet, Stories / By / July 29, 2024

On July 1, 2024, the Rwanda Education Network (RwedNet) took its rightful place as the National Research and Education Network of Rwanda after a six-year rebuilding period. A founder member of UbuntuNet Alliance since 2005, RwedNet collapsed as an NREN in 2018. Since then, the Alliance has been supporting the Rwanda Ministry of Education’s rebuilding …

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UA Region Innovations showcased at TNC 24

Stories / By / June 27, 2024

Community Hubs were introduced at TNC24, held in Rennes, France, from June 11-12, 2024, as sessions where conference participants were able to learn more about community-led initiatives, find and exchange ideas, solutions or assistance within the community, and at the same time be connected with global peers. One of the hubs focussed on innovative initiatives …

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TNC24 Welcomes African RRENs and NRENs

Events, Partners, Stories, TNC, UbuntuNet Connect / By / June 27, 2024

Participants from African Regional Research and Education Networks (RRENs) and National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) had the opportunity to attend and actively participate in the TNC24 which was held from 10-14 June, 2024 in Rennes, France. The conference venue was The Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes Convention Center which is an authentic, historic region, known …

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Advancing Open Science: A Mid-Year Review and Exciting Second Half of the Open Science Webinar Series.

AfricArXiv, AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series, Open Access, Stories / By / May 28, 2024

In collaboration with Access to Perspectives, UbuntuNet Alliance has been hosting an enlightening Open Science Webinar Series since October 2023. This initiative, under a project funded by the ORCID Global Participation Fund, is dedicated to establishing ORCID-facilitated multi-stakeholder consortia aimed at enhancing scholarly knowledge sharing across Africa. By leveraging scholarly repository systems such as OSF, …

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UbuntuNet-Connect2024 -
October 31-November 1, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania​

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