[IRTalk] Fw: Africa's Research and Education Networks achieve historic Lagos-Cape Town interconnection

Wed Oct 1 13:04:11 SAST 2025

Dear Colleagues,

This is excellent news for collaboration, data sharing and Open Science (OA incl OA journals) in general!

Congratulations WACREN!! Research and Education Networks play such an important role in connecting all working in science/research!

Kind regards,
Ina
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This is historic for African RENs and the research and education community😇‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌   
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The African research and education landscape has taken a historic leap forward. WACREN<https://egj9t.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsE8LM5fNn5nx239gUInyS/Wyxf5EaxNaIX> (the West and Central African Research and Education Network) is now directly interconnected with the Eastern and Southern African research and education community at the ZAOXI Global Exchange Point (GXP) in Cape Town, through SANReN<https://egj9t.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsEag4I5m9Bj7I6z4JHXgW/PSvV-U1-d1iN> (the South African Research and Education Network) and TENET<https://egj9t.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsF30mUWAVHeHYAoS8GHOa/I23c1lFQAv6N> (the Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa).

This breakthrough creates the first-ever interconnection between Africa’s regional research and education networks (RRENs) on African soil.

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