Are African NRENs facing the threat of extinction? NREN Managers discuss

Capacity Building, Seminar, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

During the UbuntuNet Alliance organised NREN CEOs Indaba held in Livingstone, Zambia the question: ‘Are African NRENs at a risk of becoming extinct just like Dinosaurs?” attracted a long and interesting discussion. The question was posed to NREN managers and representatives by Professor Madara Ogot, when he was making a presentation on sustainability and business …

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“My dream is to see one education network for Africa.” Emotional farewell for Dr. Iman Abdelrahman

Interview, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

At the end of the 11th UbuntuNet Alliance Annual General Meeting of Members on 21st April 2017 in Livingstone, Zambia, participants offered a standing ovation to one of the most outstanding individuals of the Alliance; Dr. Iman Abdelrahman. This was after UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Dr. Pascal Hoba had officially announced that the former Vice Chairperson …

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UbuntuNet Alliance beefs up technical team with new network engineer

Stories / By / September 7, 2017

UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to introduce to its community the new networking engineer Wilson Wasswa, who started working for the Alliance from 1st April 2017 and is based in Kampala, Uganda. Wasswa says he is excited to have joined the Alliance which he believes presents an excellent opportunity for him to deploy his professional skills. …

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UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 goes to Ethiopia

Events, Stories, UbuntuNet Connect / By / September 7, 2017

UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking is pleased to announce that UbuntuNet-Connect 2017, the tenth edition of its series of annual networking conferences will be held on 2-3 November 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and will be hosted by the Ethiopian Education and Research Network, EthERNet. The conference will be held under the theme: …

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UbuntuNet Alliance has new composition of members of the Board of Trustees, Prof Hellicy Nga’mbi appointed Acting Chairperson

Board, Council of Members, Events, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

At its 11th Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM) held on 21st April 2017 in Livingstone, Zambia, Members of UbuntuNet Alliance elected a new Board of Trustees of the Alliance for a two year term. Representatives of Member NRENs at the AGM constituted the new Board of Trustees by electing candidates whose nominations were submitted …

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Weather forecasting to keep the population safe*

Research, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

As weather forecasts are becoming increasingly detailed, data volumes are increasing as well, demanding high-speed connectivity and supercomputing power. In Switzerland, the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) is currently installing a new forecasting model called COSMO-NExT. The COSMO-NExT model has won the Swiss ICT Award 2016, and among other things it reduces the …

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Malaria drug could cut women’s risk of other infections*

Research, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

A drug used to combat malaria in pregnant women could also treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a study shows. Results of the study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, a medicine recommended during antenatal care visit for intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) of malaria in pregnant women in …

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Accessing and contributing to global research: Helping to solve the problem of the last kilometre*

GEANT, NSRC, Partners, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

Higher education benefits from investments in infrastructure, journals, books and data. Over the years the investment into the development of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) across Africa has revolutionised research and education’s access to services but often it is the last kilometre of access from the NREN network to the campus that proves to …

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The major role of Open Exchange Points, Lessons from NORDUnet

Connectivity, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

NORDUnet is a regional R&E network that serves the five Nordic countries in Europe: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each country has a national R&E network (NREN), serving scientists, educators, students, and their institutions in the country. Since the 1980s, these five NRENs have worked together to connect their network infrastructures to each other, …

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The Internet should be a highway road accessible to everyone- Jim Forster

Connectivity, Interview, Network / By / September 6, 2017

African governments and IT players on the continent should aim at building and opening up e-Infrastructure and internet services so that they are affordable and easily accessible to users. Jim Forster, a former 20 year employee of the world’s leading IT and Networking company Cisco Systems and now Chairman of NetworkTheWorld, made the suggestion in …

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October 30-31, 2025, Harare, Zimbabwe​

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