Calling all young women in tech from Eastern or Southern Africa! Apply for the UbuntuNet Alliance Women Hackathon 2025! 💡Theme: Innovate for climate change adaptation and mitigation. 📅 Apply by June 20 Apply here: event.ubuntunet.net/event/145/ #WomenInTech #ClimateAction

Happy Africa Day from all of us at UbuntuNet Alliance Alliance! Over the weekend we commemorated Africa day. We celebrate the rich heritage and potential of our continent 🌍 Let’s keep connecting, collaborating, and advancing research and education across Africa. 🌍 #AfricaDay2025

The latest issue of our #eNGAGE newsletter is here! Read now: wacren.net/en/media-centr…. Learn about: ✅ WACREN's new cyber threat intelligence platform ✅ WACREN's decision to host future annual conferences on campuses ✅ A new era of open access book publishing in Nigeria 🇳🇬

ICT Skilling Workshops in action across Uganda! A big thank you to the dedicated teachers whose energy, curiosity, and willingness to learn continue to inspire. Together, we’re building stronger digital communities. 📽️: Masaba Erisa 📍: Mbale Secondary School Tv

RENU Contributes to Building Uganda’s Open Science Ecosystem   This week, our Systems Engineer, Daniel Kawuma (KAWUMA DANIEL), represented us at the national workshop on "Open Science for National Development", hosted by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology

📡 Who is ZAMREN? We are not a public ISP. ZAMREN provides dedicated high-speed internet and other ICT services to: 🎓 Universities 🏫 Colleges 🔬 Research institutions 📚 Schools 🏪 Communities of Practice 🔗 Learn more at zamren.zm

Registration is now OPEN for #UbuntuNetConnect2025! 📍 Harare, Zimbabwe 📆 Early Bird Registration: 2 June – 31 Aug 🌍 Participants from within Africa: $100 | Rest of the world: $200 Register today & secure your spot 👉 ubuntunet.net/uc2025/

Metro eduroam Deployment for Greater Impact Imagine a world where you can get free and secure Internet at your hostel while revising, at your favourite café as you sip a cup of tea, at the airport as you share travel vibes with friends, at a research center outside your

#TuesdayImpactHighlight Who is a ZAMREN Member Institution? Any school, university, college, research institute, or educational support establishment in Zambia connected to our network. 🎓 Today’s spotlight: University of Lusaka (UNILUS) For more visit: zamren.zm

Great news!🥳

📍 Brighton, UK | #TNC25 Antonio Cennamo from Amazon Web Services (AWS) just spotlighted ZAMREN as a game-changer in African education through the AI4Z (AI for Zambia) project, bringing smart learning to Zambian universities. This is what innovation looks like. #ZAMRENImpact

TNC25 in Brighton! Earlier this week, our very own Communications Officer, Diana Asiimwe (Asiimwe Diana), joined global peers to participate in the Special Interest Group on Marketing and Communications side meeting that took place at Leornado Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront.

TNC25 in Brighton! Our Communications Officer, Joshua Brian Kituyi (Kbj josh🇺🇬), attended the conference and made an insightful presentation titled “Does the World Need More NRENs?" at Brighton Dome. #NREN #TNC25 #RENUatTNC

TNC25 in Brighton! Our Network Engineer, Caroline Namuddu (carol) delivered a lightning talk at the conference titled “Killing Two Birds with One Node” highlighting how our solar-powered node can expand digital access in underserved areas while promoting sustainability

TNC25 in Brighton! Our Software Engineer, Isaac Ainamaani, also delivered a lightning talk at the conference that took place at Brighton Dome. He presented about “Breaking Silos With the DevOps Mindset” showing how adopting a DevOps culture can dismantle IT silos, boost

🛠️ This Wednesday we go #BehindTheScenes with ZAMREN engineers 👨🏾‍💻, the experts powering seamless connectivity for Zambia’s research and academic institutions. Big thanks to this team and others keeping Zambia’s digital learning online!

We’re using the 5th TBA Training and Community Event to strengthen the #cyber response capabilities of #NREN #CSIRTs in the region, along with teams from their members and to support their onboarding to WACREN Sentinel, our new threat intelligence platform. #cybersecurity

🎉 Celebrating 10 years of @inthefieldstories! 480+ stories from 100+ #NRENs highlighting global #research, innovation & #education. From Arctic labs to urban campuses, these connections quietly power big breakthroughs. 🌍 🔗 inthefieldstories.net #InTheField #10YearsOfImpact

You can still submit your presentation proposal for the UbuntuNet-Connect 2025 conference! Thanks to the European Commission co-funded AfricaConnect3 successful candidates receive sponsorship covering travel, accommodation and meals (Ts and Cs apply). Submit here: ubuntunet.net/uc2025/

On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, Bayero University Kano (BUK) officially onboarded onto eduroam, eduGAIN, and NgRENID platforms. A major leap for BUK in global research & education identity and connectivity #NgREN #eduroam #eduGAIN #NgRENID #BUK #DigitalTransformation #HigherEd