Africa

Enhancing visibility of African public health science

WACREN (the West and Central African Research and Education Network) and its partners are in a coalition called COPPHA to promote the use of journals that do not charge fees for public health research publications.

Health & Medicine Knowledge Exchange

Africa | WACREN (West + Central Africa) |

Africa’s open science landscape mapped

Open access journals in Africa boost research visibility but struggle to survive

Knowledge Exchange

Africa | WACREN (West + Central Africa) |

Broadband islands: bridging the gap in learning and healthcare

Reliable internet is transforming research, education and healthcare at Kilifi Hospital and other institutions in Kenya thanks to an innovative project led by KENET.

Health & Medicine Technology

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Kenyan breakthrough brings energy-free cooling to rural communities

Already successfully tested in preserving camel milk and mango juice, magnetic refrigeration is emerging as a potential alternative to conventional electrical refrigeration, researchers at Egerton University’s newly established computational lab have found.

Energy

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

A revolution in surgical training for Kenya

A new digital platform allows Kenyan surgeons to access international expertise and empowers medical students with hands-on learning experiences from real surgical cases.

Health & Medicine

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Academic roaming keeps Kenyan hospital online

A collaboration with national research and education network KENET allows doctors, nurses and medical students at the AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya to connect to Wi-Fi via eduroam.

Health & Medicine

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Digital transformation for Kenyan education

The project meets the evolving needs of education ensuring learners are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in a digitally driven world.

Education

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Citizens help monitor disease outbreaks in Kenya

Web platforms and mobile applications allow Kenyan citizens to report health symptoms, enabling national research and education network KENET and partners to spot disease outbreaks.

Community Engagement Health & Medicine Society

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

South Africa: lean design for digital libraries

A minimalistic approach to repository architecture provides a solution for universities that reduces costly dependencies, particularly network and storage.

Education Knowledge Exchange

Africa | TENET (South Africa) |

Representatives from GEANT, MARWAN and universities in the region meet to celebrate the upgrade

Boosting connectivity to support international partnerships for Moroccan scientists

This development facilitates increased traffic to various global research and education networks and is part of the EU-funded AfricaConnect3 initiative.

Technology

Africa | MARWAN (Morocco) |

Blended learning on the rise in South Africa

The boost for e-learning initiated by the COVID pandemic has given birth to a new trend for education. While students have returned to lecture halls, educators keep the digital momentum going in new blended formats.

Education

Africa | TENET (South Africa) |

Enhancing weather monitoring in Africa: Ghana first

Weather monitoring and forecasting is crucial for sectors such as agriculture, energy, transportation, and disaster management.

Meteorology

Africa | AfricaConnect3 | WACREN (West + Central Africa) |

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