The LIBSENSE Open Science Symposium - The Gambia highlighted the aspirations, efforts, the gaps and most importantly the commitment of the research and education community to advance in open science in all its facets. Speaking were the Minister of Higher Education and the SG for UNESCO Gambia.
Promo graphic for WACREN 2026 session on Crossref’s role in African diamond OA, speakers Obanda and Laryea, 24 Mar 14:00
Meet us at the WACREN Conference 2026 Banjul, 24 March
Johanssen Obanda & Thelma Laryea are speaking at Diamond Open Access Day on PIDs, metadata & discoverability of African OA research. 14:00, Identifiers & Indexing track.
🔗 https://indico.wacren.net/event/264/
#DiamondOA #WACREN2026
A TUI 737 ready for boarding
Off to Banjul to attend @wacren.bsky.social‘s 2026 conference. Looking forward to our session on Friday.
WACREN will hold the #OpenScience Symposium – The Gambia 🇬🇲 as part of the pre-events of #WACREN2026 in Banjul.
It forms part of #LIBSENSE National Open Science Roadmaps activities aimed at strengthening national open science policies across Africa.
#digitalsovereignty #openaccess
📢 Pleased to announce a new Board of Directors for #WACREN. The new Board brings together distinguished leaders and experts to provide strategic direction and governance for the next phase of our growth and regional impact.
More here => wacren.net/en/news/wacr...
See @EIFL news - zurl.co/fhAmq - for a policy brief for supporting no-fee OA publishing in #Africa & some real-life examples of journal funding used by institutions, #OpenAccess journals @ OA journal platforms. 🙏 to all co-authors @ajol.info @wacren.bsky.social @wellcometrust@bsky.social
#LIBSENSE is hosting an #OpenScience ECR Leadership Workshop on April 28-29, 2026, for early career researchers from Nigeria.
🔹 Pilot program for co-creating leadership frameworks and toolkits
🔹 Selected participants will be ECR Champions
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2026
libsense.ren.africa/news/696a563...
#WACREN2026 is just next month! Register now and prepare to join the African #research and #education community as we gather in ✈️ The Gambia - 'Smiling Coast of Africa' to chart the course for #digital sovereignty for Africa's digital ecosystem.
Register - wacren2026.wacren.net/register
The Gambia - 'The Smiling Coast of #Africa' is waiting to welcome you to #WACREN2026 to be held at the Banjul Convention Centre. Early Bird registration ends on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.
💰 Participants in Africa: $100
💰 Participants outside Africa: $150
Register here: wacren2026.wacren.net/register
🚀 The ORCID-WACA Project opens with two calls:
🔹 ORCID-WACA Community of Practice (CoP)
🔹 ORCID-WACA Ambassador Programme
This part of efforts to build a strong regional community advocating ORCID adoption in West and Central Africa.
👉 Learn more & apply:
libsense.ren.africa/news/6956002...
🌍 WACREN is hiring a CTO to lead our technical and technology portfolio.
Details => wacren.net/en/about-us/...
📅 Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
🎉 Early bird registration for WACREN 2026 is officially open! Head here - wacren2026.wacren.net/register
Register now and secure your Early Bird spot with a discounted conference fees. Don’t miss out on joining us in Banjul on March 26 & 27, 2026.
#WACREN2026 #Research #Education #Africa
⚕️African #NREN WACREN + partners have launched #COPPHA, a coalition advancing #DiamondOA publishing — free for authors & readers — to boost African public health research visibility.
🔗 https://ow.ly/Rmis50XpKoh
#OpenAccess #PublicHealthAfrica
📢 Announcing WACREN 2026, happening 23–27 March 2026 in #Banjul! We’re diving into open and community-driven digital ecosystems from connectivity and HPC to repositories, LoRaWAN, sensors and open data and how they shape Africa’s research & education future. More here - wacren2026.wacren.net
Join a vibrant network of African no-fee journal editors and researchers advancing Diamond #OpenAccess (OA) publishing in Africa.
Read more - libsense.ren.africa/diamond-open...
Apply - survey.wacren.net/index.php/55... @libsense.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social
WACREN, with CAMES, MESRI, MDENP & UV-BF with support from @eifl.bsky.social hosts a national #DiamondOpenAccess (DOA) workshop on 13 Nov 2025 at UVBF, Ouagadougou.
📌Goals: agree on the national DOA policy framework & launch the pilot publishing platform.
Details here - indico.wacren.net/event/255/
WACREN, through the AfricaConnect project and Africa Digital Campus, is supporting the full integration of FasoREN into our network.
This will enhance national and regional collaboration, boost research capacity, and empower universities 🏫 and researchers in Burkina Faso to connect with global RENs
At the LIBSENSE- @doaj.bsky.social #OAWeek2025 webinar, Dr. Oluchi Okere, @DOAJ Ambassador for West Africa, shed more light on:
👉️ what DOAJ indexing represents,
👉️ why it matters for hashtag#African scholarly journals, among others
Watch recorded video here - video.wacren.net/media/Streng...
#LIBSENSE is proud to join the global 🌍#ScholarlyCommunication community in celebrating International #OpenAccessWeek 🔓2025 (Oct 20–26)
👉 Explore our exciting line-up of activities for the week: libsense.ren.africa/open-access-... @coar-repositories.bsky.social @eifl.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
The #CyberSecurityMonth 🌍reminds us that cybersecurity starts with trust. When CSIRTs build trust with each other they become stronger than the cyber criminals. Together We Are Stronger! #TrustBrokerAfrica #SecureOurWorld #AfricanCSIRTs @shadowserver.bsky.social
This is part of the LIBSENSE activities to celebrate the #OAWeek (International Open Access Week). Register here - wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @doaj.bsky.social
A four-year journey of connecting six countries in our region culminates in a celebration and commitment to translate this milestone into real value for the #research and #education communities in West & Central #Africa. Thanks to EU and African partners for the support under AfricaConnect3 project.
WACREN, SANReN & TENET deliver the 1st-ever inter-RREN link on #African soil: a 10 Gbps Lagos–Cape Town connection.— faster, cheaper & more reliable for #research & #education. 🚀. Read more here - wacren.net/en/news/afri...
🌍 Big announcement!
✅WACREN connects 6 new countries - 🇬🇲🇬🇳🇬🇼🇲🇷🇸🇱🇸🇳 to its high speed backbone
✅ This will catalyse global collaboration in education and research, reducing barriers of cost and connectivity
✅ The upgraded network will also power WACREN’s climate programme
👉 wacren.net/en/news/wacr...
Watch out...🎉
Thursday, September 18, 2024. A day we will never forget. Join us in observing a minute of silence in honour of our cherished former CEO. #NeverForgotten @libsense.bsky.social @renater-1.bsky.social
Learn about #AI tools to support scholarly journal editors at the meeting 17 Sept 10:00 UTC of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee #openaccess publishing in #Africa. Join the CoP register for the meeting – zurl.co/DH9gq @wacren.bsky.social @ajol.info
📢 Participez au webinaire @libsense.bsky.social & @doaj.bsky.social
🗓️ Jeudi 30 oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10h00 UTC | 💻 Zoom
👉 Inscription : wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✅ Renforcez vos pratiques éditoriales
✅ Boostez visibilité & crédibilité des revues africaines
✅ Luttez contre les pratiques prédatrices
Join the LIBSENSE–DOAJ Webinar on strengthening #African journals! 22 Oct 2025|10 UTC|Zoom.Participants will:
✨ gain practical editorial & publishing insights
✨ boost #journal visibility & credibility
✨ learn to counter predatory publishing
🔗 lnkd.in/edxZCST4 @libsense.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social
🌍 LIBSENSE is expanding its Early Career Researchers (ECR) programme! Are you a researcher, librarian, or scholar in #Africa? Join a vibrant community driving collaboration and advocacy in #openscience, #research visibility and integrity.
Apply 👉 libsense.ren.africa/ecr-call-exp.... Deadline-Oct. 31
