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01 March | 2017
Read the Dakar declaration on Open Science in Africa
Sign the petition to help African universities and research organisations make it happen now.
19 January | 2017
Eastern Mediterranean spurred on by EUMEDCONNECT3 project extension and Lebanon capacity upgrade
The year has started well for the NREN and user community across the Eastern Mediterranean thanks to a three-year extension of the EU-funded EUMEDCONNECT3 project, which supports international R&E connectivity for the region.
20 January | 2017
Equipment Tender to Build West & Central African Network Now Open
Suppliers wishing to tender to provide IP routing equipment to develop the WACREN network are invited to register interest at the GÉANT procurement portal by 28 Feb. 2017 to be selected in the second round.
05 April | 2017
Accessing and contributing to global research: Helping to solve the problem of the last kilometre
Investment into the development of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) across Africa has revolutionised research and education’s access to services but often the last kilometre of access from the NREN network to the campus that proves to be a roadblock for delivery.
03 October | 2017
Jordan back on the global R&E map thanks to EUMEDCONNECT3
Last week the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) announced the upgrade of its dedicated link from Amman, Jordan, to its PoP in London, from 155 Mbps to 1 Gbps.
05 October | 2017
Join us at TNC18: Shape the Future of Research and Education!
We are delighted to announce that the Call for Proposals for TNC18 is NOW OPEN. This year, the title of the leading conference for research and education in Europe is 'Intelligent networks, cool edges?'.
11 October | 2017
New look “In The Field” blog unveiled – bookmark this site!
Check out the revampled blog site with fascinating stories about how R&E networks advance knowledge and discovery.
28 November | 2017
From Knowledge Sharing to Job Creation – the Success Story of Uganda
Created for the 5th Africa-EU Summit of Heads of State and the associated EU-Africa Business Forum, this video tells the story about a student start-up that originated from a project at Kyambogo University in Uganda.
05 December | 2017
TNC18 Early bird registration NOW open
‘Intelligent Networks, Cool Edges?’ is the theme of TNC18, the largest networking conference for research and education.
12 December | 2017
AfricaConnect2 and EUMEDCONNECT3 take to the stage at HQ of League of Arab States
e-AGE 2017 took place on 3-4 December in the palatial setting of the Headquarters of the League of Arab States (LAS) in Cairo.
14 December | 2017
Proudly featured on the Africa-EU Partnership website
AfricaConnect2 is proud to be featured in the news feed on the Africa-EU Partnership website which is the first time the project is mentioned at such a high level.
01 December | 2017
Successful UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 conference
UbuntuNet-Connect is the annual conference of the UbuntuNet Alliance that focuses on research and education networking activities in Southern and East Africa.
AfricaConnect2 is funded by the European Union
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