eduroam Reaches New Heights – a new record of 6.4 billion authentications in 2022

eduroam in Africa has been on an uptrend since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world. A recent poll has revealed the usage of the service has reached a global all time high of 6.4 billion. Our Community has made a significant contribution to this and deserves applauding. With member NRENs like the RENU , who …

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Introducing Self-Paced Network Engineering Training Courses

UbuntuNet Alliance places high value on capacity building and through self-paced courses will now be able to make training continuously available to member NRENs.  This year, two courses, BGP Zero to Hero and BGP Scaling Techniques for NRENs, will be offered as self-paced training for network engineers.  The courses have been developed to allow participants …

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TNC Emerging NRENs Programme: Call for Proposals

We would like to bring to your attention that the TNC 2023 Emerging NREN Programme (ENP 2023) is now open for application. You can access the call for proposals here. The ENP is part of the AfricaConnect3 project, co-funded by the European Union, that seeks to unlock the potential of education and research through increased …

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Using Earth Observation Technology to Solve Environmental Challenges in Kenya: Gladys Mosomtai

Gladys Mosomtai is a passionate user of earth observation technology to solve environmental challenges, especially in Kenya. Currently based at the European Space Agency as a fellow. She has over five years’ experience in GIS and remote sensing applications in landscape ecology, epidemiology, movement ecology and climate change modelling. She is She is a PhD …

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NRENs to Pay Lower Per Unit Price on Connectivity as UbuntuNet Network Upgrades to 20Gbps Total Capacity

Recently, the Ubuntunet Alliance completed a significant upgrade to the core of its network. The core interconnects the key Points of Presence (PoPs) of Cape Town, Mtunzini, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, and Amsterdam. The upgrade was done on links ranging from 2Gbps to 3 Gbps in capacity, increasing their capacity to 10Gbps, thereby bringing …

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Notice of Annual General Meeting – Harare, Zimbabwe, 5th May 2023.

UbuntuNet Alliance wishes to inform all Members that the 17th Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM) will be held on Friday,  May 5, 2023 in Harare, Zimbabwe starting from 9am. The AGM is the highest governing body of UbuntuNet Alliance and is composed of NREN Members and members of the Board of Trustees.   The …

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Bringing African NRENs’ Contribution to UN SDGs to the Surface

African NRENs are contributing to the United National Sustainable Development Goals both directly and indirectly, playing a critical role in the achievement of the global sustainable agenda and, in other words, making our planet a better place for all. As UN SDGs have become important parameters for decision and policy makers to measure the success …

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Request for Proposals from NRENs: Staff Exchange Between NRENs

UbuntuNet Alliance is implementing the AfricaConnect3 project co-funded by the European Union and the beneficiary NRENs. The AfricaConnect3 project seeks to unlock the potential of education and research through increased access to digital infrastructures and technologies for African education and research institutions. As part of this project, UbuntuNet Alliance invites proposals from member NRENs to …

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Request for Proposal from Audit Firms to Undertake Internal Audit Services

Background UbuntuNet Alliance is the regional research and education networking organisation 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 with the aim …

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Vacancy Announcement: DevOps Engineer

Background UbuntuNet Alliance is the regional research and education networking organisation 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 with the aim …

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